سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 3
كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
How many a generation have We destroyed before them! And they cried out when there was no longer time for escape.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَمْ
kam
How many
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlaknā
We destroyed
مِن
min
before them
قَبْلِهِم
qablihim
before them
مِّن
min
of
قَرْنٍۢ
qarnin
a generation
فَنَادَوا۟
fanādaw
then they called out
وَّلَاتَ
walāta
when there (was) no longer
حِينَ
ḥīna
time
مَنَاصٍۢ
manāṣin
(for) escape
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.
3. 1. Those who were stronger and more powerful than them, but due to disbelief and denial, faced a terrible end.
