# 53. Surah An-Najm, Verse 50 - **Surah:** 53. Surah An-Najm (The Star) — سورة النجم - **Verse:** 50 / 62 · **Juz:** 27 · **Mushaf page:** 527 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-50 ## Arabic وَاَنَّـهُٓ اَهْلَكَ عَاداًۨ الْاُو۫لٰىۙ ## Transcription Waannahu ahlaka AAadan al-oola ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley that He destroyed ‘Ad, the earlier people, ### Progressive Muslims And He is the One who destroyed `Aad the first. ### Shabbir Ahmed - xii And that He it is Who annihilated the former tribe of Aad. (They were men of intellect but refused to establish the Divine System (7:65). A wrong system, however smartly run, is bound to collapse). ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation And that He destroyed the former ʿĀd, ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation And He is the One who destroyed 'Aad the first. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament He is the One who annihilated ancient 'Aad. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira That it was He who destroyed the 'Ad of old, ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad ### Muhammad Asad and that it is He who destroyed the ancient [tribes of] Ad ### Marmaduke Pickthall And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad, ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary that He it is Who destroyed the ancient 'Ad,[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] Aad Ula signifies the ancient Aad to whom the Prophet Houd (peace be upon him) had been appointed as a Prophet. When those people were inflicted with the torment in consequence of denying the Prophet Houd (peace be upon him), only the believers escaped the punishment. Their descendants are called Aad Ukhra, or the latter Aad, in history. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab And that it was He Who annihilated the ancient most powerful earlier generations of the people of 'Ad -the first Adites- and raised their cities to the ground. ### Bijan Moeinian Know that God is the One Who destroyed the tribe of Ad [the rebellious people of Prophet Hud]. ### Al-Hilali & Khan And that it is He (Allâh) Who destroyed the former ‘Âd (people), ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad (people), ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran And He destroyed the first ˹people of˺ ’Ȃd, ### Taqi Usmani and that He has destroyed the earlier ‘Ād, ### Abdul Haleem that it was He who destroyed, in their entirety, ancient 'Ad ### Arthur John Arberry and that He destroyed Ad, the ancient, ### E. Henry Palmer and that He it was who destroyed 'Ad of yore, ### Hamid S. Aziz And that He did destroy the A'ad of old ### Mahmoud Ghali And that He caused to perish the earliest Aad, ### George Sale and that He destroyed the ancient tribe of Ad, ### Syed Vickar Ahamed And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) 'Ad (people) of the old, ### Amatul Rahman Omar And that He destroyed the ancient (tribe of) `âd; ### Ali Quli Qarai and that it is He who destroyed the former ‘Ād, ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Nitekim O helak etti önce gelen Ad'ı. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Muhakkak ki "HU"dur, önceki Ad'ı helak eden. ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Doğrusu, önce gelen Ad (halkın)ı O yıkıma uğrattı. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Şüphesiz 'Ad kavmini O helak etti. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali (50-51) Şüphesiz O, önce gelen Ad kavmini ve Semud kavmini helak etti ve hiç kimseyi bırakmadı. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Ve fil'vakı' o helak etti evvelki Ad'ı ### Gültekin Onan Doğrusu, önce gelen Ad (halkın)ı O yıkıma uğrattı. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Hakıykat şu: Evvelki Aadi O helak etdi, ### İbni Kesir Ve gerçekten O helak etti evvelki Ad'ı. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı ve O'dur yok eden kadim (kabileler) 'Ad ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı O helak etti evvelki Ad'ı... ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali O helak etti, önce gelen 'Ad'ı, ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Hiç kuşkusuz, daha önceden gelmiş olan Ad'ı helak etti. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Ve elbet O helak etmiştir kadim Ad'ı, ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Önceki Ad'ı[1] yok etti. _Footnotes_ - [1] Daha önce yaşamış olan Ad kavmini. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Kuşkusuz, O, daha önce, Âd'ı yıkıma uğrattı. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali O, önce Ad toplumunu etkisizleştirdi[1]. _Footnotes_ - [1] Helak; gücünü yitirme (Hakka 69/29) bir şeyini kaybetme, değişme, bozulma ve ölüm anlamlarına gelir. Bunlar önceki yapının yok olmasıdır (Mufredat). ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (50, 51) Şüphesiz ki önceki Âd kavmini ve Semûd'u O helak etmişti ve (onlardan) geriye hiçbir şey bırakmamıştı. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Önceki Âd'ı[1] yok etti. _Footnotes_ - [1] Daha önce yaşamış olan Ad kavmini. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Önceki Ad'ı[1] yok etti. _Footnotes_ - [1] Daha önce yaşamış olan Ad kavmini. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali (Nuh kavminden sonra) ilk gelen Ad'ı (Hud'un kavmini) O helak etti. _Footnotes_ - [1] Ad Kavmi ile ilgili ayetler için bkz: [A'raf 7/65](https://quran.so/7/65)-[72,](https://quran.so/7/72) [Hud 11/51](https://quran.so/11/51)-[60,](https://quran.so/11/60) [Şuara 26/123](https://quran.so/26/123)-[140,](https://quran.so/26/140) [Ahkaf 46/21](https://quran.so/46/21)-[25,](https://quran.so/46/25) [Kamer 54/18](https://quran.so/54/18)-[21,](https://quran.so/54/21) [Zariyat 51/41](https://quran.so/51/41)-[42,](https://quran.so/51/42) [Hakka 69/6](https://quran.so/69/6)-[8,](https://quran.so/69/8) [Fecr 89/6](https://quran.so/89/6)-[8.](https://quran.so/89/8) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَأَنَّهُۥٓ — wa-annahu | And that He | — | | 2 | أَهْلَكَ — ahlaka | destroyed | هلك — he-Lam-Kef | | 3 | عَادًا — ʿādan | Aad | عود — Ayn-Vav-Dal | | 4 | ٱلْأُولَىٰ — l-ūlā | the first | اول — Elif-Vav-Lam | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-49.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-51.md Retrieved: 2026-08-15 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.