# 69. Surah Al-Haqqah, Verse 5

- **Surah:** 69. Surah Al-Haqqah (The Reality) — سورة الحاقة
- **Verse:** 5 / 52 · **Juz:** 29 · **Mushaf page:** 565
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-haqqah/verse-5

## Arabic

فَاَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَاُهْلِكُوا بِالطَّاغِيَةِ

## Transcription

Faamma thamoodu faohlikoo bittaghiya

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

Thamud were destroyed by the Deafening Blast.

### Progressive Muslims

As for Thamud, they were annihilated by the devastation.

### Shabbir Ahmed

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by a thunderous blast.

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Then as for Thamūd: they were destroyed by the overpowering blast.

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

As for Thamud, they were annihilated by the devastation.

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

As for Thamoud, they were annihilated by the devastating (quake).

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

So destroyed were the Thamud by a storm of thunder and lightning;

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast].

### Muhammad Asad

Now as for the Thamud - they were destroyed by a violent upheaval [of the earth];

### Marmaduke Pickthall

As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

Then the Thamud were destroyed by an awesome upheaval;[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] In Surah (Al-Aaraf, Ayat 78), it has been called ar-rajfah (a terrible earthquake); in (Surah Houd, Ayat 67) as-sayhah (a violent blast); in(Surah HaMim As-Sajdah, Ayat 17), it has been said: They were overtaken by saiqa-tul-adhab (a humiliating scourge); and here the same punishment has been described as at-taghiyah (a violent catastrophe). These words describe different aspects of the same calamity.

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

The Thamudites were destroyed by an overwhelming thunderous convulsion of the earth's surface produced by a natural force within the earth's crust.

### Bijan Moeinian

The Thamoodians tasted the punishment of God while overtaken by a terrible storm of thunder and lightening.

### Al-Hilali & Khan

As for Thamûd, they were destroyed by the awful cry!

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

As for Thamûd, they were destroyed by an overwhelming blast.

### Taqi Usmani

As for Thamūd, they were destroyed by that (dreadful cry), which exceeded all limits.

### Abdul Haleem

Thamud was destroyed by a deafening blast;

### Arthur John Arberry

As for Thamood, they were destroyed by the Screamer;

### E. Henry Palmer

but as for Thamud they perished by the shock;

### Hamid S. Aziz

But the Thamud, they were destroyed by the Storm of thunder and lightening.

### Mahmoud Ghali

So, as for Tham?d, they were made to perish by the inordinate (storm);

### George Sale

But Thamud were destroyed by a terrible noise:

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

But the Samood (Thamud)— They were destroyed by a terrible storm of thunder and lightning!

### Amatul Rahman Omar

As for Thamûd, they were destroyed by (the shock of) an exceedingly violent and thunderous blast.

### Ali Quli Qarai

As for Thamūd, they were destroyed by the Cry.

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

Semud'a gelince, yüksek sesli depremle helak edildiler!

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

Bu nedenle Semud (halkı), korkunç bir sesle helak edildi.

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

Semud kavmi korkunç bir sarsıntı ile yok edilmişti.

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

Semud kavmi korkunç bir sarsıntı ile helak edildi.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Amma Semud ihlak ediliverdiler o tagıye ile

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Semud haddi aşan (korkunç bir gürültü) ile yok edildi.

### Gültekin Onan

Bu nedenle Semud (halkı), korkunç bir sesle helak edildi.

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

Semuud'a gelince: Onlar hadden aşırı (korkunç bir ses) ile helak edildiler,

### İbni Kesir

Bu sebeple Semud, azgın bir sesle helak edildiler.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

Semud mu? Onlar şiddetli bir (yer) sarsıntı(sı) ile yok edildi;

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

Ama Semud, şiddetli bir sarsıntı ile helak edilmişti.

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Bu yüzden Semud (kavmi) azgın bir vak'a ile helak edildiler.

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Bunun üzerine Semud, bir doğal felaket ile helak edildi.

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

Bir yanda Semud: sonuçta onlar ses duvarını çok çok aşan bir bela ile helak edildiler.

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Bu nedenle Semud halkı büyük bir yıkımla yok edildi.

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Semud, bu yüzden, korkunç bir olayla yıkıma uğratıldı.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Semud korkunç bir sarsıntıyla etkisizleştirildi.

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

Semûd (kavmi) var ya onlar azgınlığın(ın) karşılığında helak edilmişti.[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] Semûd kavminin helakiyle ilgili bkz. A‘râf 7:78; Hûd 11:67; Hicr 15:83; Furkân 25:39; Neml 27:51; Fussilet 41:17; Zâriyât 51:44; Kamer 54:31; Şems 91:14.

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Bu nedenle Semud halkı büyük bir yıkımla yok edildi.

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

Bu nedenle Semud halkı büyük bir yıkımla yok edildi.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Sonra Semud (insanın dayanma) sınırını aşan bir şeyle (sesle)[1] helak edildi.

_Footnotes_
- [1] [Hud 11/67,](https://quran.so/11/67) [Hicr 15/83,](https://quran.so/15/83) [Fussilet 41/17,](https://quran.so/41/17) [Kamer 54/31.](https://quran.so/54/11)

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَأَمَّا — fa-ammā | So as for | — |
| 2 | ثَمُودُ — thamūdu | Thamud | — |
| 3 | فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ — fa-uh'likū | they were destroyed | هلك — he-Lam-Kef |
| 4 | بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ — bil-ṭāghiyati | by the overpowering (blast) | طغي — Ta-Gayn-Ye |

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