73 Preface فَأَخَذَتهُمُ الصَّيحَةُ مُشرِقينَYusuf AliBut the (mighty) Blast1 overtook them before morning,Al Sayhah, the mighty Blast, is mentioned as accompanying earthquakes: Cf. 11:67-94. Here it was the violent wind and noise accompanying the shower of brimstones, possibly with some volcanic action.