Surah Fussilat Verse 16 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : So We sent upon them a screaming wind during days…

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Translation Transliteration — Fussilat

فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي أَيَّامٍ نَّحِسَاتٍ لِّنُذِيقَهُمْ عَذَابَ الْخِزْيِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَخْزَىٰ ۖ وَهُمْ لَا يُنصَرُونَ ۝١٦

🔤 Transliteration

Fa arsalnaa `alaihim reehan sarsaran feee ayyaamin nahisaatil linuzeeqahum `azaabal khizyi fil hayaatid dunyaa wa la`azaabul Aakhirati akhzaa wa hum laa yunsaroon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

So We sent upon them a screaming wind during days of misfortune to make them taste the punishment of disgrace in the worldly life; but the punishment of the Hereafter is more disgracing, and they will not be helped.

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

Rīḥan Ṣarṣaran: A fiercely cold, howling wind with an intensely loud and terrifying sound.
Ayyāmin Naḥisāt: Days of continuous misfortune and ill omen, filled with calamity and suffering.
ʿAdhāb al-Khizyi: The punishment of disgrace and humiliation.
Akhzā: Even more disgraceful and humiliating.
Lā Yunṣarūn: They will find no helper or protector to save them from the punishment.

Explanation of the Verse:

After the people of ʿĀd rejected the truth and persisted in their arrogance, Allah sent upon them a devastating wind—a bitterly cold, screaming storm that howled with a terrifying roar. This punishment struck them during days of unrelenting misfortune, days that were heavy with evil and sorrow for them. Through this, Allah made them taste the punishment of disgrace and humiliation right here in the worldly life, so that their pride would be shattered and their power brought low.

Yet, as severe as that worldly punishment was, the punishment of the Hereafter is far greater in disgrace and humiliation. It is an eternal suffering that will never end, and on that Day, they will have no one to come to their aid—no protector, no intercessor, and no power that can shield them from Allah's justice.

This verse carries a profound lesson for every soul: the might of the arrogant is but a fleeting illusion before the power of Allah. When He decrees a punishment, no force in the universe can stand against it. The worldly trials we witness are but a glimpse of what awaits those who persist in defiance, while the ultimate victory belongs to the believers who submit to their Lord.

A Call to Reflection:

Dear reader, let this verse awaken your heart. See how the nations of old, despite their strength and grandeur, were brought to utter ruin in moments when they challenged the will of their Creator. Their palaces turned to dust, their pride turned to shame, and their voices were silenced by a single command from Allah.

This life is but a passing shadow—do not let its fleeting pleasures deceive you into forgetting the eternal reality. The path of humility and submission to Allah is the path of true honor, both in this world and the next. Turn to your Lord before the winds of His wrath blow, and seek His mercy while the door of repentance is still open. For He is the Most Merciful, the Oft-Forgiving, and He delights in the return of His servants to Him.

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📜 Verse 14-18 — Fussilat

14إِذْ جَاءَتْهُمُ الرُّسُلُ مِن بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا اللَّهَ ۖ قَالُوا لَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّنَا لَأَنزَلَ مَلَائِكَةً فَإِنَّا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِ كَافِرُونَ

[That occurred] when the messengers had come to them before them and after them, [saying], "Worship not except Allah." They said, "If our Lord had willed, He would have sent down the angels, so indeed we, in that with which you have been sent, are disbelievers."

15فَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَقَالُوا مَنْ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً ۖ أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً ۖ وَكَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ

As for 'Aad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, "Who is greater than us in strength?" Did they not consider that Allah who created them was greater than them in strength? But they were rejecting Our signs.

16فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي أَيَّامٍ نَّحِسَاتٍ لِّنُذِيقَهُمْ عَذَابَ الْخِزْيِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَخْزَىٰ ۖ وَهُمْ لَا يُنصَرُونَ

17وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ فَاسْتَحَبُّوا الْعَمَىٰ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ صَاعِقَةُ الْعَذَابِ الْهُونِ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

And as for Thamud, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance, so the thunderbolt of humiliating punishment seized them for what they used to earn.

18وَنَجَّيْنَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَكَانُوا يَتَّقُونَ

And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allah.

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Surah Fussilat Verse 16 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : So We sent upon them a screaming wind during days…

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