أَوْ كَصَيِّبٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَٰتٌۭ وَرَعْدٌۭ وَبَرْقٌۭ يَجْعَلُونَ أَصَٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِم مِّنَ ٱلصَّوَٰعِقِ حَذَرَ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ مُحِيطٌۢ بِٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
Translation
Sahih International
Or [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers.
Word-by-Word Translation
أَوْ
Or
كَصَيِّبٍۢ
like a rainstorm
مِّنَ
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
the sky
فِيهِ
in it (are)
ظُلُمَـٰتٌۭ
darkness[es]
وَرَعْدٌۭ
and thunder
وَبَرْقٌۭ
and lightning
يَجْعَلُونَ
They put
أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ
their fingers
فِىٓ
in
ءَاذَانِهِم
their ears
مِّنَ
from
ٱلصَّوَٰعِقِ
the thunderclaps
حَذَرَ
(in) fear (of)
ٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ
[the] death
وَٱللَّهُ
And Allah
مُحِيطٌۢ
(is) [the One Who] encompasses
بِٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
the disbelievers
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