Quran 53:50 — An-Najm, verse 50
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
that it was He who destroyed, in their entirety, ancient 'Ad
وَأَنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا الْأُولَىٰ
wa-annahu ahlaka ʿādan l-ūlā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and that He destroyed Ad, the ancient,
- Muhammad Asad
- and that it is He who destroyed the ancient [tribes of] Ad
- Sahih International
- And that He destroyed the first [people of] ʿAad
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَنَّهُۥٓwa-annahu | And that He | — |
| 2 | أَهْلَكَahlaka | destroyed | هلك |
| 3 | عَادًاʿādan | Aad | عود |
| 4 | ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlā | the first | أول |