فَمَا كَانَ دَعْوَىٰهُمْ إِذْ جَآءَهُم بَأْسُنَآ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- நமது வேதனை அவர்களுக்கு ஏற்பட்டபோது, அவர்கள்; "நிச்சயமாக நாம் அநியாயக்காரர்களாக இருந்தோம்" என்று சொன்னதைத் தவிர வேறொன்றும் கூறவில்லை.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද අපගේ දඬුවම ඔවුන් වෙත පැමිණි අවස්ථාවේ "අපි අපරාධකරුවන් ලෙස සිටියෙමු" යැයි පැවසීම මිස ඔවුන්ගේ විලාපය නො වීය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- سو جس وقت ان پر ہمارا عذاب آیا اس وقت ان کے منھ سے بجز اس کے اور کوئی بات نہ نکلی کہ واقعی ہم ﻇالم تھے۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- わが懲罰がかれらに下った時，かれらは只「わたしたちは，本当に不義を行っていた。」と言うだけであった。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 当我的刑罚降临他们的时候，他们唯一的辩诉是说：我们原来确是不义的。
Tafsir of 7:5
Nations that were destroyed Allah said, وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَهَا (And a great number of towns We destroyed.) for defying Our Messengers and rejecting them. This behavior led them to earn disgrace in this life, which led them to disgrace in the Hereafter. Allah said in other Ayat, وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِىءَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُواْ مِنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ (And indeed (many) Messengers before you were mocked at, but their scoffers were surrounded by the very thing that they used to mock at) 6:10, and فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَى عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُّعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَّشِيدٍ (And many a township did We destroy while they were given to wrongdoing, so that it lie in ruins (up to this day), and (many) a deserted well and lofty castle!) 22:45, and, وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ بَطِرَتْ مَعِيشَتَهَا فَتِلْكَ مَسَكِنُهُمْ لَمْ تُسْكَن مِّن بَعْدِهِمْ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً وَكُنَّا نَحْنُ الْوَرِثِينَ (And how many a town have We destroyed, which was thankless for its means of livelihood And those are their dwellings, which have not been inhabited after them except a little.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
