Adh-Dhaariyat 51:44
The Winnowing Winds · ayah 44 of 60
فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathat-humuassaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroon
"But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"but they rebelled against their Lord’s command, so the blast took them. They looked on helplessly:"
Pickthall (classic)+
"But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;"
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on."