Quran 54:18 — Al-Qamar, verse 18
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The people of 'Ad also rejected the truth. How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
kadhabat ʿādun fakayfa kāna ʿadhābī wanudhuri
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Ad cried lies. How then were My chastisement and My warnings?
- Muhammad Asad
- TO THE TRUTH gave the lie [the tribe of] Ad: and how severe was the suffering which I inflicted when My warnings were disregarded!
- Sahih International
- ʿAad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | كَذَّبَتْkadhabat | Denied | كذب |
| 2 | عَادٌۭʿādun | Aad | عود |
| 3 | فَكَيْفَfakayfa | so how | كيف |
| 4 | كَانَkāna | was | كون |
| 5 | عَذَابِىʿadhābī | My punishment | عذب |
| 6 | وَنُذُرِwanudhuri | and My warnings | نذر |