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Verse 19of 55

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًۭا صَرْصَرًۭا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍۢ مُّسْتَمِرٍّۢ﴿١٩

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
أَرْسَلْنَاarsalnā[We] sent
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimupon them
رِيحًۭاrīḥana wind
صَرْصَرًۭاṣarṣaranfurious
فِىon
يَوْمِyawmia day
نَحْسٍۢnaḥsin(of) misfortune
مُّسْتَمِرٍّۢmus'tamirrincontinuous

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of ` Ad Allah states that ` Ad, the People of Hud, denied their Messenger, just as the people of Nuh did.So, Allah sent on them,عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحاً صَرْصَراً(against them a violently cold (Sarsar) wind), means, a bitterly cold and furious wind,فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ(on a day of calamity), against them, according to Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and As-Suddi,مُّسْتَمِرٌّ(continuous), upon them because the calamity, torment and destruction that they suffered in this life on that day continued with that of...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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