Surah At-Talaq, ayah 8
وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ عَتَتْ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهَا وَرُسُلِهِۦ فَحَاسَبْنَـٰهَا حِسَابًا شَدِيدًا وَعَذَّبْنَـٰهَا عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا
And how many a city was insolent toward the command of its Lord and His messengers, so We took it to severe account and punished it with a terrible punishment.
At-Talaq · 65:8
Word by word
- وَكَأَيِّنwaka-ayyinAnd how many
- مِّنminof
- قَرْيَةٍqaryatina town
- عَتَتْʿatatrebelled
- عَنْʿanagainst
- أَمْرِamri(the) Command
- رَبِّهَاrabbihā(of) its Lord
- وَرُسُلِهِۦwarusulihiand His Messengers
- فَحَاسَبْنَـٰهَاfaḥāsabnāhāso We took it to account
- حِسَابًۭاḥisābanan account
- شَدِيدًۭاshadīdansevere
- وَعَذَّبْنَـٰهَاwaʿadhabnāhāand We punished it
- عَذَابًۭاʿadhābana punishment
- نُّكْرًۭاnuk'ranterrible
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