Surah Qaf, ayah 36
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ
And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?
Qaf · 50:36
Word by word
- وَكَمْwakamAnd how many
- أَهْلَكْنَاahlaknāWe destroyed
- قَبْلَهُمqablahumbefore them
- مِّنminof
- قَرْنٍqarnina generation
- هُمْhumthey
- أَشَدُّashaddu(were) stronger
- مِنْهُمmin'humthan them
- بَطْشًۭاbaṭshan(in) power
- فَنَقَّبُوا۟fanaqqabūso they explored
- فِىfīthroughout
- ٱلْبِلَـٰدِl-bilādithe lands
- هَلْhalIs (there)
- مِنminany
- مَّحِيصٍmaḥīṣinplace of escape
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