Quran 69:4 — Al-Haaqqa, verse 4
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The people of Thamud and 'Ad denied that the crashing blow would come:
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ وَعَادٌ بِالْقَارِعَةِ
kadhabat thamūdu waʿādun bil-qāriʿati
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Thamood and Ad cried lies to the Clatterer.
- Muhammad Asad
- THE LIE gave [the tribes of] Thamud and ‘Ad to [all tidings of] that sudden calamity!
- Sahih International
- Thamūd and ʿAad denied the Striking Calamity [i.e., the Resurrection].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | كَذَّبَتْkadhabat | Denied | كذب |
| 2 | ثَمُودُthamūdu | Thamud | — |
| 3 | وَعَادٌۢwaʿādun | and Aad | عود |
| 4 | بِٱلْقَارِعَةِbil-qāriʿati | the Striking Calamity | قرع |