Surah Ad-Dukhan 44:17 — translation and meaning
الدخان · Verse 17 / 59 · Page 496
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌ
Word by Word
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
فَتَنَّا
fatanna
We tried
قَبْلَهُمْ
qablahum
before them
قَوْمَ
qawma
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'awna
(of) Firaun
وَجَاءَهُمْ
wajaahum
and came to them
رَسُولٌ
rasulun
a Messenger
كَرِيمٌ
karimun
noble
Transliteration
Wa laqad fatannaa qablahum qawma Fir'awna wa jaaa'ahum Rasoolun kareem
Translation
And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger,
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And verily I tested the people of Pharaoh before them, and their noble messenger came to them from Allah calling them towards His oneness and worship. He was Moses (peace be upon him).
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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