سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 45
فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُّعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَّشِيدٍ ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And many a township did We destroy while it was given to wrong-doing, so that it lies in ruins (up to this day), and (many) a deserted well and lofty castle!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَكَأَيِّن
faka-ayyin
And how many
مِّن
min
of
قَرْيَةٍ
qaryatin
a township
أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَا
ahlaknāhā
We have destroyed it
وَهِىَ
wahiya
while it
ظَالِمَةٌۭ
ẓālimatun
was doing wrong
فَهِىَ
fahiya
so it
خَاوِيَةٌ
khāwiyatun
fell
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
عُرُوشِهَا
ʿurūshihā
its roofs
وَبِئْرٍۢ
wabi'rin
and well
مُّعَطَّلَةٍۢ
muʿaṭṭalatin
abandoned
وَقَصْرٍۢ
waqaṣrin
and castle
مَّشِيدٍ
mashīdin
lofty
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
