Surah Al-Qasas, ayah 78
قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُۥ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عِندِىٓ ۚ أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ أَهْلَكَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ مَنْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ قُوَّةً وَأَكْثَرُ جَمْعًا ۚ وَلَا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذُنُوبِهِمُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
He said, "I was only given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that Allāh had destroyed before him of generations those who were greater than him in power and greater in accumulation [of wealth]? But the criminals, about their sins, will not be asked.
Al-Qasas · 28:78
Word by word
- قَالَqālaHe said
- إِنَّمَآinnamāOnly
- أُوتِيتُهُۥūtītuhuI have been given it
- عَلَىٰʿalāon (account)
- عِلْمٍʿil'min(of) knowledge
- عِندِىٓ ۚʿindīI have
- أَوَلَمْawalamDid not
- يَعْلَمْyaʿlamhe know
- أَنَّannathat
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- قَدْqadindeed
- أَهْلَكَahlakadestroyed
- مِنminbefore him
- قَبْلِهِۦqablihibefore him
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلْقُرُونِl-qurūnithe generations
- مَنْmanwho
- هُوَhuwa[they]
- أَشَدُّashaddu(were) stronger
- مِنْهُmin'huthan him
- قُوَّةًۭquwwatan(in) strength
- وَأَكْثَرُwa-aktharuand greater
- جَمْعًۭا ۚjamʿan(in) accumulation
- وَلَاwalāAnd not
- يُسْـَٔلُyus'aluwill be questioned
- عَنʿanabout
- ذُنُوبِهِمُdhunūbihimutheir sins
- ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَl-muj'rimūnathe criminals
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