"And if a breath of the punishment of your Lord should touch them," Qatada said: meaning a penalty.
Yahya said: It means the first blast with which the disbelievers of the end of this nation will be destroyed.
﴿وَلَئِنْ مَسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِنْ عَذَابِ رَبك﴾ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ: يَعْنِي: عُقُوبَةً.
قَالَ يَحْيَى: يَعْنِي: النَّفْخَةَ الْأُولَى الَّتِي يُهَلْكُ بِهَا كُفَّارُ آخِرِ هَذِهِ الْأمة.