069.005 Y: But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
P: As for Thamud, they were destroyed by the lightning.
S: Then as to Samood, they were destroyed by an excessively severe punishment.
069.006 Y: And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
P: And as for A'ad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind,
S: And as to Ad, they were destroyed by a roaring, violent blast.
069.007 Y: He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down!
P: Which He imposed on them for seven long nights and eight long days so that thou mightest have seen men lying overthrown, as they were hollow trunks of palm-trees.
S: Which He made to prevail against them for seven nights and eight days unremittingly, so that you might have seen the people therein prostrate as if they were the trunks of hollow palms.
069.008 Y: Then seest thou any of them left surviving?