فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
English Translation
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
English Transliteration
FaAAataw AAan amri rabbihim faakhathathumu alssaAAiqatu wahum yanthuroona
Tafsir of Verse 44
Then they turned in disdain from the commandment of their Lord, and the thunderbolt took them and they themselves beholding
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.