Surah Sad 38:3 — translation and meaning
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كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ
Word by Word
كَمْ
kam
How many
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlakna
We destroyed
مِن
min
before them
قَبْلِهِم
qablihim
before them
مِّن
min
of
قَرْنٍ
qarnin
a generation
فَنَادَوا
fanadaw
then they called out
وَّلَاتَ
walata
when there (was) no longer
حِينَ
hina
time
مَنَاصٍ
manasin
(for) escape
Transliteration
Kam ahlaknaa min qablihim min qarnin fanaadaw wa laata heena manaas
Translation
How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
How many generations who denied their messengers before them have I destroyed, they called out seeking help when the punishment fell upon them. But the time was not the time to be saved from the punishment where seeking help from Him would benefit them.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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