Surah Al-Isra 17:17 — translation and meaning

الإسراء · Verse 17 / 111 · Page 283

ۗ وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مِن بَعْدِ نُوحٍ وَكَفَى بِرَبِّكَ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِ خَبِيرًا بَصِيرًا

Word by Word

ۗ
وَكَمْ
wakam
And how many
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlakna
We destroyed
مِنَ
mina
from
الْقُرُونِ
al-quruni
the generations
مِن
min
after
بَعْدِ
ba'di
after
نُوحٍ
nuhin
Nuh
وَكَفَى
wakafa
And sufficient
بِرَبِّكَ
birabbika
(is) your Lord
بِذُنُوبِ
bidhunubi
concerning the sins
عِبَادِهِ
ibadihi
(of) His servants
خَبِيرًا
khabiran
All-Aware
بَصِيرًا
basiran
All-Seer

Transliteration

Wa kam ahlaknaa minal qurooni mim ba'di Nooh; wa kafaa bi Rabbika bizunoobi 'ibaadihee Khabeeram Baseeraa

Translation

And how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah. And sufficient is your Lord, concerning the sins of His servants, as Acquainted and Seeing.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And we have destroyed many generations after Noah, such as the Ad and Thamud. Your Lord - O Messenger - is sufficient as a Knower and Seer of the sins of His servants. Nothing is hidden from Him and He will recompense them for the same.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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