An-Najm (النجم)
Chapter 53 · The Star · Juz 27
وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ
Wa samooda famaaa abqaa
And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -
Quran 53:51 — Surah An-Najm
This is verse 51 of 62 in Surah An-Najm (النجم), meaning “The Star”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 27 (Part 27) of the Quran.
Surah An-Najm is the 53th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 62 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Wa samooda famaaa abqaa
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ
And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ
And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad
وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ
And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍۢ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ
And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ
And the overturned towns He hurled down