The Holy Quran 51:45 — Surah Adh-Dhariyat

Arabic text

فَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ مِن قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُنتَصِرِينَ

Translation

(When Allaah's punishment struck them,) They were unable to even stand (rise) and were helpless to protect themselves.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, their mischief grew day by day. At last the punishment of Allah overtook them: there was a thunderclap, and in the twinkling of an eye they all lay still. All their might and power, their arrogant claims and pomp, were mixed with the dust. Not one of them could even rise a little after being thrown down.

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