Surah Az-Zukhruf: Verse 55 - فلما آسفونا انتقمنا منهم فأغرقناهم... - English

Tafsir of Verse 55, Surah Az-Zukhruf

فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

English Translation

And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.

English Transliteration

Falamma asafoona intaqamna minhum faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeena

Tafsir of Verse 55

So, when they had angered Us, We took vengeance on them, and We drowned them all together;

When at length they provoked Us, We exacted retribution from them, and We drowned them all.

فَلَمَّا آسَفُونَا (So, when they provoked our anger, - 43:55). Since Allah Almighty is pure of the states of anger and sorrow, the meaning is that their behavior caused Us to decide that they should be punished. (Ruh-ul-Ma’ ani)

Verse 55 - Surah Az-Zukhruf: (فلما آسفونا انتقمنا منهم فأغرقناهم أجمعين...) - English