Surah Al-Qamar 54:31

The Moon · Verse 31 of 55 · Juz 27 · Page 530

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ

Indeed, We sent upon them one shriek [i.e., blast from the sky], and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

Indeed We unleashed upon them a single Cry and they became like the chaff of a corral builder al-muhtazir is one who makes a pen from dried tree-branches and thorns for his sheep to protect them from wolves and beasts of prey; the fallen parts which they tread are called hashīm.

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 54:31, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.