We sent upon them one scream, whereupon they became like harvested hay.
Translation endnotes
[54:17-40] Despite the repetitious assertion of the Quran that it is easy to understand, those who traded it with the teachings of Hadith and Sunna claim otherwise, which turns it into a self-fulfilling prophecy (6:25; 17:46; 18:57). Also, see 25:30.