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Surah At-Tur (52) — Ayah 26

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قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىٓ أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ ﴿26﴾
Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid (of the punishment of Allâh) in the midst of our families.
قَالُوٓا۟ qālū They will say
إِنَّا innā Indeed, we
كُنَّا kunnā [we] were
قَبْلُ qablu before
فِىٓ among
أَهْلِنَا ahlinā our families
مُشْفِقِينَ mush'fiqīna fearful

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26. 1. That is, from the punishment of Allah. Therefore, they also made arrangements to avoid this punishment, because a person strives to avoid that which he fears.