Quran 36:29 — Yaseen, verse 29
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
there was just one blast, and they fell down lifeless.
إِنْ كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ خَامِدُونَ
in kānat illā ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan fa-idhā hum khāmidūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- It was only one Cry and lo, they were silent and still.
- Muhammad Asad
- nothing was [needed] but one single blast [of Our punishment] - and lo! they became as still and silent as ashes.
- Sahih International
- It was not but one shout, and immediately they were extinguished.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنin | Not | — |
| 2 | كَانَتْkānat | it was | كون |
| 3 | إِلَّاillā | but | — |
| 4 | صَيْحَةًۭṣayḥatan | a shout | صيح |
| 5 | وَٰحِدَةًۭwāḥidatan | one | وحد |
| 6 | فَإِذَاfa-idhā | then behold | — |
| 7 | هُمْhum | They | — |
| 8 | خَـٰمِدُونَkhāmidūna | (were) extinguished | خمد |