The Holy Quran 54:31 — Surah Al-Qamar

Arabic text

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ

Translation

Verily We sent against them a single shout (a deafening blast from the sky, which killed them all) and they became like the rubble dry sticks (that are thrown away by one who builds enclosures for cattle) (This is a proverb the Arabs used to refer to something completely destroyed and useless).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The cry of the angel: the angel gave a single cry; their hearts burst, and they were all reduced to chaff. It is as when a hedge of thorns is put up around a field, and after a few days it is trampled and turned to chaff.

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