Language focus
عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ — “A firmly setting punishment”.
What the people of Lut (as) had been doing was a disturbance to their Fitrah (nature) and so Allah sent a punishment that settled that disturbance down.
Ayah 54:38 — Text and Translation
وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ Firmly settling Early morning
Timing highlighted
Early morning
“There came to them in the early morning...”
بُكْرَةًDisturbance to Fitrah
Disturbance
What they had been doing was a disturbance to their Fitrah (nature).
Settled down
Allah sent a punishment that settled that disturbance down.
Core insight
عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ emphasizes firmness and settling.
What the people of Lut (as) had been doing was a disturbance to their Fitrah (nature) and so Allah sent a punishment that settled that disturbance down.