Rock, Dwellers of Rocky Tract (Hijr)

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

وَلَقَدۡكَذَّبَأَصۡحَٰبُٱلۡحِجۡرِٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ٨٠
Saheeh International

And certainly did the companions of al-Ḥijr1 [i.e., the Thamūd] deny the messengers.

وَلَقَدْWalaqad
كَذَّبَkaththaba
أَصْحَـٰبُashabu
ٱلْحِجْرِalhijri
ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَalmursaleena
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡءَايَٰتِنَافَكَانُواْعَنۡهَامُعۡرِضِينَ٨١
Saheeh International

And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.

وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْWaataynahum
ءَايَـٰتِنَاayatina
فَكَانُوا۟fakanoo
عَنْهَاAAanha
مُعْرِضِينَmuAArideena
وَكَانُواْيَنۡحِتُونَمِنَٱلۡجِبَالِبُيُوتًاءَامِنِينَ٨٢
Saheeh International

And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.

وَكَانُوا۟Wakanoo
يَنْحِتُونَyanhitoona
مِنَmina
ٱلْجِبَالِaljibali
بُيُوتًاbuyootan
ءَامِنِينَamineena
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُٱلصَّيۡحَةُمُصۡبِحِينَ٨٣
Saheeh International

But the shriek seized them at early morning,

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُFaakhathathumu
ٱلصَّيْحَةُalssayhatu
مُصْبِحِينَmusbiheena
فَمَآأَغۡنَىٰعَنۡهُممَّاكَانُواْيَكۡسِبُونَ٨٤
Saheeh International

So nothing availed them [from] what they used to earn.

فَمَآFama
أَغْنَىٰaghna
عَنْهُمAAanhum
مَّاma
كَانُوا۟kanoo
يَكْسِبُونَyaksiboona
وَمَاخَلَقۡنَاٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلۡأَرۡضَوَمَابَيۡنَهُمَآإِلَّابِٱلۡحَقِّۗوَإِنَّٱلسَّاعَةَلَأٓتِيَةٞۖفَٱصۡفَحِٱلصَّفۡحَٱلۡجَمِيلَ٨٥
Saheeh International

And We have not created the heavens and earth and that between them except in truth. And indeed, the Hour is coming; so forgive with gracious forgiveness.

وَمَاWama
خَلَقْنَاkhalaqna
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِalssamawati
وَٱلْأَرْضَwaalarda
وَمَاwama
بَيْنَهُمَآbaynahuma
إِلَّاilla
بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗbialhaqqi
وَإِنَّwainna
ٱلسَّاعَةَalssaAAata
لَـَٔاتِيَةٌۭ ۖlaatiyatun
فَٱصْفَحِfaisfahi
ٱلصَّفْحَalssafha
ٱلْجَمِيلَaljameela