and as for aad they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind 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 palmtrees.
وأما عاد فأهلكوا بريح صرصر عاتية سخرها عليهم سبع ليال وثمانية أيام حسوما فترى القوم فيها صرعى كأنهم أعجاز نخل خاوية