Surah Maryam 19:74 — translation and meaning
مريم · Verse 74 / 98 · Page 310
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَاثًا وَرِئْيًا
Word by Word
وَكَمْ
wakam
And how many
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlakna
We destroyed
قَبْلَهُم
qablahum
before them
مِّن
min
of
قَرْنٍ
qarnin
a generation
هُمْ
hum
they
أَحْسَنُ
ahsanu
(were) better
أَثَاثًا
athathan
(in) possessions
وَرِئْيًا
wari'yan
and appearance
Transliteration
Wa kam ahlaknaa qablahum min qarnin hum ahsanu asaasanw wa ri'yaa
Translation
And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
How many were the nations that I destroyed before these disbelievers who are proud of their material superiority, who had surpassed them in riches and in their outward appearance due to their expensive clothing and their bodily luxuries.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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