Quran 30:2

Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 2

Verse 2 of 60 in Surah Ar-Rum (الروم), chapter 30 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

غُلِبَتِ ٱلرُّومُ

EnglishSaheeh International: The Byzantines have been defeated
TamilJan Trust Foundation: ரோம் தோல்வியடைந்து விட்டது.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: රෝමය පරාජයට පත් කරනු ලැබී ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: رومی مغلوب ہوگئے ہیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: ビザンチンの民は打ち負かされた。
ChineseMa Jian: 罗马人已败北于

Tafsir of 30:2

Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Foretelling the Victory of the Romans These Ayat were revealed about the victory of Sabur, the king of Persia, over Ash-Sham (Greater Syria), the adjoining partisan states of the Arabian Peninsula, and the outlying regions of the land of the Romans. Heraclius, the emperor of the Romans, was forced to flee to Constantinople where he was besieged for a lengthy period. Then Heraclius regained the upper hand. Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, commented on this Ayah: الم - غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ - فِي أَدْنَى الْأَرْضِ وَهُم مِّن بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ (Alif Lam Mim. The Romans have been defeated. In the nearest land,) He said, "They were defeated and then they were victorious." He said, "The idolators wanted the Persians to prevail over the Romans, because they were idol worshippers, and the Muslims wanted the Romans to prevail over the Persians, because they were People of the Book. This was mentioned to Abu Bakr, who mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)