An-Najm (النجم)
Chapter 53 · The Star · Juz 27
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ
Wal mu'tafikata ahwaa
And the overturned towns He hurled down
Quran 53:53 — Surah An-Najm
This is verse 53 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:
Wal mu'tafikata ahwaa
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
فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ
And covered them by that which He covered.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ
Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?