Meccan·Surah 37

الصافات

Surah As-Saffat — Ayah 93

Those Ranged in Ranks

182 Ayahs·Verse 37:93
37:93

فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًۢا بِٱلْيَمِينِ

And he turned upon them a blow with [his] right hand.

Context in Surah As-Saffat

Nearby ayahs help place verse 37:93 in sequence and meaning.

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you not eat?

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

What is [wrong] with you that you do not speak?"

فَأَقْبَلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ

Then the people came toward him, hastening.

قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ

He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve,