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Al-Qamar (القمر)

Quran 54:19 — Surah Al-Qamar, Verse 19

Chapter 54 · The Moon · Juz 27

19

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًۭا صَرْصَرًۭا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍۢ مُّسْتَمِرٍّۢ

Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim reehan sarsaran fee Yawmi nahsim mustamirr

Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,

Quran 54:19 — Surah Al-Qamar

About This Verse

This is verse 19 of 55 in Surah Al-Qamar (القمر), meaning “The Moon”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 27 (Part 27) of the Quran.

Surah Al-Qamar is the 54th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 55 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 54:19

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Innaa arsalnaa 'alaihim reehan sarsaran fee Yawmi nahsim mustamirr

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Surrounding Verses

17

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍۢ

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

18

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌۭ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

19

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًۭا صَرْصَرًۭا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍۢ مُّسْتَمِرٍّۢ

Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,

20

تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍۢ مُّنقَعِرٍۢ

Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.

21

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.