قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّشْرِكِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Say, [O Muḥammad], "Travel through the land and observe how was the end of those before. Most of them were associators [of others with Allāh].
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "பூமியில் நீங்கள் சுற்றித் திரிந்து (உங்களுக்கு) முன்னிருந்தவர்களின் முடிவு என்ன ஆயிற்று என்பதை நீங்கள் கவனித்துப் பாருங்கள்? அவர்கள் பெரும்பாலோர் முஷ்ரிக்குகளாக (இணை வைப்பவர்களாக) இருந்தனர்" என்று (நபியே!) நீர் கூறும்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- මහපොළොවේ නුඹලා ගමන් කර මීට පෙර සිටියවුන්ගේ අවසානය කෙසේ වී දැ? යි අධීක්ෂණයෙන් බලනු. ඔවුන්ගෙන් බහුතරයක් දෙනා දේව ආදේශකයින් වූහ යැයි (නබිවරය!) නුඹ පවසනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- زمین میں چل پھر کر دیکھو تو سہی کہ اگلوں کا انجام کیا ہوا۔ جن میں اکثر لوگ مشرک تھے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 言ってやるがいい。「地上を旅して，（あなたがた）以前の者たちの最後が，どうであったかを観察しなさい。かれらの多くは多神教徒であった。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你说：你们应当在大地上旅行，因面观察前人的结局是怎样的。他们大半是以物配主的。
Tafsir of 30:42
The Effects of Sin in this World Ibn `Abbas, `Ikrimah, Ad-Dahhak, As-Suddi and others said: "What is meant by Al-Barr here is the empty land or wilderness, and by Al-Bahr is towns and cities." According to a report narrated from Ibn `Abbas and `Ikrimah, Al-Bahr refers to towns and cities which are on the banks of rivers. Others said that what was meant was the usual meaning of the words, i.e., land and sea. Zayd bin Rafi` said: ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ (Evil has appeared) "The rain is withheld from the land and this is followed by famine, and it is withheld from the sea, adversely affecting the animals which live in it." This was recorded by Ibn Abi Hatim, who said: "Muhammad bin `Abdullah bin Yazid Al-Muqri' told us, from Sufyan from Humayd bin Qays Al-A`raj from Mujahid: ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِى الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ (Evil has appeared on land and sea) "Evil on land means the killing of the son of Adam, and evil on the sea means piracy." According to the first opinion, the phrase, ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِى الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِى النَّاسِ (Evil has appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of men have earned, ) means the shortfall in the crops and fruits is because …
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
