Quran 69:6 — Al-Haaqqa, verse 6
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Ad was destroyed by a furious wind
وَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَأُهْلِكُوا بِرِيحٍ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍ
wa-ammā ʿādun fa-uh'likū birīḥin ṣarṣarin ʿātiyatin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and as for Ad, they were destroyed by a wind clamorous,
- Muhammad Asad
- and as for the ‘Ad - they were destroyed by a storm wind furiously raging,
- Sahih International
- And as for ʿAad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَمَّاwa-ammā | And as for | — |
| 2 | عَادٌۭʿādun | Aad | عود |
| 3 | فَأُهْلِكُوا۟fa-uh'likū | they were destroyed | هلك |
| 4 | بِرِيحٍۢbirīḥin | by a wind | روح |
| 5 | صَرْصَرٍṣarṣarin | screaming | صرصر |
| 6 | عَاتِيَةٍۢʿātiyatin | violent | عتو |