So they were seized by the mighty blast at break of day;
Therefore the scream overcame them at sunrise.
and the Cry seized them at the sunrise,
And thereupon the blast [of Our punishment] overtook them at the time of sunrise,
Then the shout took hold of them at the sunrise.
So As-Saihah (torment - awful cry, etc.) overtook them at the time of sunrise;
So the Blast struck them at sunrise.
Then the mighty Blast caught them at sunrise,
So the Sayhah overtook them at the time of sunrise.
Then the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the sunrise.
So the Cry seized them at sunrise,
At sunrise a dreadful Shout seized them.
So the shriek seized them at sunrise.
An explosion struck them at sunrise.
So the rumbling overtook them (while) entering upon the time of sunrise;
Faakha<u>th</u>athumu a<b>l</b><u>ss</u>ay<u>h</u>atu mushriqeen<b>a</b>
and thereupon the blast [of Our punishment] overtook them at sunrise.
But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning,
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُشْرِقِينَ
The destructive punishment seized them at the time of sunrise.
The destructive punishment seized them at the time of sunrise.
<h2 class="title">The Destruction of the People of Lut</h2><p>Allah said;</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ</div><p>(So the Sayhah overtook them) This is the piercing sound that came to them when the sun rose, which was accompanied by the city being flipped upside down, and stones of baked clay (As-Sijjil) raining down upon them. The discussion of As-Sijjil in Surah Hud is a sufficient explanation. Allah said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّ فِى ذَلِكَ لآيَـتٍ لِلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ </div><p>(Surely, in this are signs for those who see.) meaning that the traces of the destruction of that city are easily visible to any one who ponder about it, whether they look at it with physical eyesight or mental and spiritual insight, as Mujahid said concerning the phrase,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لِلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ</div><p>(those who see) he said, "those who have insight and discernment." It was reported from Ibn `Abbas and Ad-Dahhak that it referred to those who look. Qatadah said: "those who learn lessons".</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لِلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ</div><p>(those who see) therefore the meaning is "those who ponder".</p><h2 class="title">The City of Sodom on the Highroad</h2><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٍ مُّقِيمٍ </div><p>(And verily, they were right on the highroad.) meaning that the city of Sodom, which was physically and spiritually turned upside down, and pelted with stones until it became a foul smelling lake (the Dead Sea), is on a route that is easily accessible until the present day. This is like the Ayah,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِنَّكُمْ لَّتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِمْ مُّصْبِحِينَ - وَبِالَّيْلِ أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُونَ </div><p>(Verily, you pass by them in the morning, and at night. Will you not then reflect) (37:137-138).</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّ فِى ذَلِكَ لآيَةً لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ </div><p>(Surely, there is indeed a sign in that for the believers.) meaning, `All that We did to the people of Lut, from the destruction and the vengeance, to how We saved Lut and his family, these are clear signs to those who believe in Allah and His Messengers.'</p>
The Destruction of the People of LutAllah said;فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ(So the Sayhah overtook them) This is the piercing sound that came to them when the sun rose, which was accompanied by the city being flipped upside down, and stones of baked clay (As-Sijjil) raining down upon them. The discussion of As-Sijjil in Surah Hud is a sufficient explanation. Allah said:إِنَّ فِى ذَلِكَ لآيَـتٍ لِلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ (Surely, in this are signs for those who see.) meaning that the traces of the destruction of that city are easily visible to any one who ponder about it, whether they look at it with physical eyesight or mental and spiritual insight, as Mujahid said concerning the phrase,لِلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ(those who see) he said, "those who have insight and discernment." It was reported from Ibn `Abbas and Ad-Dahhak that it referred to those who look. Qatadah said: "those who learn lessons".لِلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ(those who see) therefore the meaning is "those who ponder".The City of Sodom on the Highroadوَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٍ مُّقِيمٍ (And verily, they were right on the highroad.) meaning that the city of Sodom, which was physically and spiritually turned upside down, and pelted with stones until it became a foul smelling lake (the Dead Sea), is on a route that is easily accessible until the present day. This is like the Ayah,وَإِنَّكُمْ لَّتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِمْ مُّصْبِحِينَ - وَبِالَّيْلِ أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُونَ (Verily, you pass by them in the morning, and at night. Will you not then reflect) (37:137-138).إِنَّ فِى ذَلِكَ لآيَةً لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ (Surely, there is indeed a sign in that for the believers.) meaning, `All that We did to the people of Lut, from the destruction and the vengeance, to how We saved Lut and his family, these are clear signs to those who believe in Allah and His Messengers.'