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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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3. Before them, We destroyed many generations; (when the punishment came) they cried out, but it was no longer the time [2] for escape.
[2] The previous nations did the same. Then, when Allah's punishment came upon them, they began to cry out to Allah and profess faith. However, the time for repentance, seeking forgiveness, and believing had already passed. That time is before the descent of punishment or before death. Afterwards, nothing one says can be of any benefit.
[2] The previous nations did the same. Then, when Allah's punishment came upon them, they began to cry out to Allah and profess faith. However, the time for repentance, seeking forgiveness, and believing had already passed. That time is before the descent of punishment or before death. Afterwards, nothing one says can be of any benefit.
