69. Haka · verses 7–10

سورة الـحاقّـة
7

سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَيَالٖ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومٗاۖ فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِيهَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِيَةٖ

Sakhkharaha AAalayhim sabAAa layalin wathamaniyata ayyamin husooman fatara alqawma feeha sarAAa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin khawiyatun

He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down!

8

فَهَلۡ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٖ

Fahal tara lahum min baqiyatin

Then seest thou any of them left surviving?

9

وَجَآءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ

Wajaa firAAawnu waman qablahu waalmutafikatu bialkhatiati

And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.

10

فَعَصَوۡاْ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةٗ رَّابِيَةً

FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahum akhthatan rabiyatan

And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.