Surah Al-Hajj, ayah 48
وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.
Al-Hajj · 22:48
Word by word
- وَكَأَيِّنwaka-ayyinAnd how many
- مِّنminof
- قَرْيَةٍqaryatina township
- أَمْلَيْتُamlaytuI gave respite
- لَهَاlahāto it
- وَهِىَwahiyawhile it
- ظَالِمَةٌۭẓālimatun(was) doing wrong
- ثُمَّthummaThen
- أَخَذْتُهَاakhadhtuhāI seized it
- وَإِلَىَّwa-ilayyaand to Me
- ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīru(is) the destination
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