سُوْرَةُ الرُّوْمِ
Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 47
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَآءُوهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ ۖ وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed We did send Messengers before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) to their own peoples. They came to them with clear proofs, then, We took vengeance on those who committed crimes (disbelief, setting partners in worship with Allâh, sins); and (as for) the believers, it was incumbent upon Us to help (them).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And verily
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
مِن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
رُسُلًا
rusulan
Messengers
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
قَوْمِهِمْ
qawmihim
their people
فَجَآءُوهُم
fajāūhum
and they came to them
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ
bil-bayināti
with clear proofs
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا
fa-intaqamnā
then We took retribution
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أَجْرَمُوا۟ ۖ
ajramū
committed crimes
وَكَانَ
wakāna
And it was
حَقًّا
ḥaqqan
incumbent
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
upon Us
نَصْرُ
naṣru
(to) help
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 47) {وَ لَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ رُسُلًا … :} Even after hearing the proofs of Allah’s oneness and the establishment of the Resurrection, the disbelievers did not believe and persisted in their stubbornness. So, to console His Messenger, Allah said that you are not the first person to be denied; rather, before you, We sent many messengers who came to their nations with clear signs, which were both the verses of divine revelation and the miracles given to the prophets. Yet the disbelievers persisted in their crimes, so We took vengeance on those criminals and granted victory to the believers, and helping the believers has always been incumbent upon Us. (كَانَ is for continuity) In {’’ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ ‘‘}, the Prophet, his companions, and all believers are included.
