النَّحْلِ

Surah An-Nahl, ayah 26

The Bee · Meccan · 128 ayahs

16:26

قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذٖینَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَاَتَى اللّٰهُ بُنْیَانَهُمْ مِنَ الْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَیْهِمُ السَّقْفُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَاَتٰیهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَیْثُ لَا یَشْعُرُونَ

Qad makara allatheena min qablihim faata Allahu bunyanahum mina alqawaAAidi fakharra AAalayhimu alssaqfu min fawqihim waatahumu alAAathabu min haythu la yashAAuroona

Translations

Those before them had already plotted, but Allah came at their building from the foundations, so the roof fell upon them from above them, and the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive

Saheeh International

Those before them plotted, so Allah struck at the foundations of their building, and then the roof fell down upon them from above them, and the doom came on them whence they knew not

Marmaduke Pickthall