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فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ

Word by word

فَٱنتَقَمْنَا

So We took retribution

Verb

Root: نقم

Grammar (i'rab)

فَPreposition — resumption، prefix

ٱنتَقَمْVerb — perfect، 1st plur.

نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.

مِنْهُمْ

from them

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

مِنْPreposition — preposition

هُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

وَإِنَّهُمَا

and indeed, they both

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix

إِنَّPreposition — accusative

هُمَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd dual

لَبِإِمَامٍ

(were) on a highway

Noun

Root: أمم

Grammar (i'rab)

لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix

بِPreposition — preposition، prefix

إِمَامٍNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، genitive

مُّبِينٍ

clear

Noun

Root: بين

Grammar (i'rab)

مُّبِينٍNoun — active participle، masculine، indefinite، genitive

Translation

So We exacted retribution from them. They were both on an open highway, plain to see.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

and We took retribution on them; both are still there on the highway, plain for all to see.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

So we took vengeance on them; and lo! they both are on a high-road plain to see.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

Bunun için onlardan da öç aldık. Hala her iki memleket de işlek bir yol üzerindedirler.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Biz Eyke halkından da intikâm aldık. İkisi de (Eyke ve Medyen) açık bir yol üzerindedir.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Onlardan intikam almıştık. İkisi de apaçık bir yol üzerindedir.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

وقد كان أصحاب المدينة الملتفة الشجر -وهم قوم شعيب- ظالمين لأنفسهم لكفرهم بالله ورسولهم الكريم، فانتقمنا منهم بالرجفة وعذاب يوم الظلة، وإن مساكن قوم لوط وشعيب لفي طريق واضح يمرُّ بهما الناس في سفرهم فيعتبرون.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution