سُوْرَةُ مَرْيَمَ
Surah Maryam (19) — Ayah 74
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَـٰثًا وَرِءْيًا ﴿74﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And how many a generation (past nations) have We destroyed before them, who were better in wealth, goods and outward appearance?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَمْ
wakam
And how many
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlaknā
We destroyed
قَبْلَهُم
qablahum
before them
مِّن
min
of
قَرْنٍ
qarnin
a generation
هُمْ
hum
they
أَحْسَنُ
aḥsanu
(were) better
أَثَـٰثًۭا
athāthan
(in) possessions
وَرِءْيًۭا
wari'yan
and appearance
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
74. 1 Allah Almighty said, these worldly things are not such that one should be proud or boastful about them, nor should the truth and falsehood be judged by looking at them. These things were also with the nations before you, but as a consequence of denying the truth, they were destroyed; this wealth and possessions of the world could not save them from Allah's punishment.
