Quran 91:14 — Ash-Shams, verse 14
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
but they called him a liar and hamstrung her. Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and levelled them.
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
fakadhabūhu faʿaqarūhā fadamdama ʿalayhim rabbuhum bidhanbihim fasawwāhā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them:
- Muhammad Asad
- But they gave him the lie, and cruelly slaughtered her - whereupon their Sustainer visited them with utter destruction for this their sin, destroying them all alike:
- Sahih International
- But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَكَذَّبُوهُfakadhabūhu | But they denied him | كذب |
| 2 | فَعَقَرُوهَاfaʿaqarūhā | and they hamstrung her | عقر |
| 3 | فَدَمْدَمَfadamdama | So destroyed | دمدم |
| 4 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | them | — |
| 5 | رَبُّهُمrabbuhum | their Lord | ربب |
| 6 | بِذَنۢبِهِمْbidhanbihim | for their sin | ذنب |
| 7 | فَسَوَّىٰهَاfasawwāhā | and leveled them | سوي |