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Surah Al-Qamar, ayah 37

وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."

Al-Qamar · 54:37

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  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
  2. رَٰوَدُوهُrāwadūhuthey demanded from him
  3. عَنʿanthey demanded from him
  4. ضَيْفِهِۦḍayfihihis guests
  5. فَطَمَسْنَآfaṭamasnāso We blinded
  6. أَعْيُنَهُمْaʿyunahumtheir eyes
  7. فَذُوقُوا۟fadhūqūSo taste
  8. عَذَابِىʿadhābīMy punishment
  9. وَنُذُرِwanudhuriand My warnings

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