← Surah 19

19:74

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَـٰثًا وَرِءْيًا

Word by word

وَكَمْ
And how many
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
كَمْNoun — accusative
أَهْلَكْنَا
We destroyed
Verb
Root: هلك
Grammar (i'rab)
أَهْلَكْVerb — perfect، 1st plur.
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
قَبْلَهُم
before them
Noun
Root: قبل
Grammar (i'rab)
قَبْلَNoun — time adverb، accusative
هُمNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
مِّن
of
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّنPreposition — preposition
قَرْنٍ
a generation
Noun
Root: قرن
Grammar (i'rab)
قَرْنٍNoun — masculine، indefinite، genitive
هُمْ
they
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
هُمْNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. plur.
أَحْسَنُ
(were) better
Noun
Root: حسن
Grammar (i'rab)
أَحْسَنُNoun — masc. sing.، nominative
أَثَٰثًا
(in) possessions
Noun
Root: أثث
Grammar (i'rab)
أَثَٰثًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative
وَرِءْيًا
and appearance
Noun
Root: رأي
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
رِءْيًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

Translation

EN

But how many (countless) generations before them have we destroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye?

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

We have destroyed many a generation before them who surpassed them in riches and outward glitter!

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

How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who were more imposing in respect of gear and outward seeming!

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance?

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Onlardan önce nice nesilleri yok ettik ki, onlar varlıkça ve gösterişçe bunlardan daha üstündüler.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Halbuki biz, kendilerinden evvel, mal ve gösterişce daha güzel nice asırlar halkını helak etmişizdir.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Oysa) kendilerinden önce güç ve gösteriş bakımından daha güzel olan nice nesilleri helak etmiştik.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وكثيرًا أهلكنا قبل كفار قومك - أيها الرسول - من الأمم كانوا أحسن متاعًا منهم وأجمل منظرًا.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution