Quran 27:69

Surah An-Naml, Verse 69

Verse 69 of 93 in Surah An-Naml (النمل), chapter 27 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Proceed [i.e., travel] through the land and observe how was the end of the criminals."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
"பூமியில் பிராயாணம் செய்து, குற்றவாளிகளின் முடிவு என்னவாயிற்று என்று பாருங்கள்" என்று (அவர்களிடம் நபியே!) நீர் கூறுவீராக.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
මහපොළොවේ නුඹලා ගමන් කර වැරදිකරුවන්ගේ අවසානය කෙසේ වී දැ? යි අවධානයෙන් බලනු යැයි (නබිවරය!) නුඹ පවසනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
کہہ دیجئے کہ زمین میں چل پھر کر ذرا دیکھو تو سہی کہ گنہگاروں کا کیسا انجام ہوا؟
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
言ってやるがいい。「地上を旅して,これら罪深い者の最後がどうであったかを見届けよ。」
ChineseMa Jian
你说:你们应当在地面上旅行,因而观察犯罪人的结局是怎样的。

Tafsir of 27:69

Scepticism about the Resurrection and Its Refutation Allah tells us about the idolators who deny the Resurrection, considering it extremely unlikely that bodies will be re-created after they have become bones and dust. Then He says: لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَذَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ (Indeed we were promised this -- we and our forefathers before,) meaning, `we and our forefathers have been hearing this for a long time, but in reality, we have never seen it happen.' إِنْ هَذَآ إِلاَّ أَسَطِيرُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ (verily, these are nothing but tales of ancients.) the promises that bodies will be restored are إِلاَّ أَسَطِيرُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ (nothing but tales of ancients.) meaning that they were taken by the people who came before us from books which were handed down from one to the other, but they have no basis in reality. Responding to their thoughts of disbelief and their belief that there would be no Resurrection, Allah said, قُلْ (Say) `O Muhammad, to these people,' سِيرُواْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ فَاْنظُرُواْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَقِبَةُ الْمُجْرِمِينَ (Travel in the land and see how has been the end of the criminals.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 27:69 — Surah An-Naml Verse 69