فَعَتَوْا۟ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

Quran 51:44 is ayah 44 of Surah Adh-Dhariyat (“The Winnowing Winds”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 522 of the Madani Mushaf.

51:44

فَعَتَوْا۟عَنْأَمْرِرَبِّهِمْفَأَخَذَتْهُمُٱلصَّٰعِقَةُوَهُمْيَنظُرُونَ٤٤

faʿataw ʿan amri rabbihim fa-akhadhathumu l-ṣāʿiqatu wahum yanẓurūna

But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.(44)

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This commentary explains ayahs 51:38–46 together.