Surah Maryam 19:98 — translation and meaning
مريم · Verse 98 / 98 · Page 312
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزًا
Word by Word
وَكَمْ
wakam
And how many
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlakna
We (have) destroyed
قَبْلَهُم
qablahum
before them
مِّن
min
of
قَرْنٍ
qarnin
a generation
هَلْ
hal
Can
تُحِسُّ
tuhissu
you perceive
مِنْهُم
min'hum
of them
مِّنْ
min
any
أَحَدٍ
ahadin
one
أَوْ
aw
or
تَسْمَعُ
tasma'u
hear
لَهُمْ
lahum
from them
رِكْزًا
rik'zan
a sound
Transliteration
Wa kam ahlaknaa qabla hum min qarnin hal tuhissu minhum min ahadin aw tasma'u lahum rikzaa
Translation
And how many have We destroyed before them of generations? Do you perceive of them anyone or hear from them a sound?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
How many communities I have destroyed before your people! Do you perceive a single one of those communities today, or hear any sound from them? What afflicted them may afflict others when Allah gives permission.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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