فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- எனினும் இவர்களை விட மிக்க பலசாலிகளான அவர்களைப் பிடியாகப் பிடித்து நாம் அழித்து இருக்கிறோம்; (இவ்வாறாக உங்களுக்கு) முன்னருந்தோரின் உதாரணம் நடந்தேறியிருக்கிறது.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- අපි ඔවුනට වඩා දරුණු අය ග්රහණය කොට විනාශ කර ඇත්තෙමු. මුතුන් මිත්තන්ගේ උදාහරණ ඉකුත්ව ගොස් ඇත.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- پس ہم نے ان سے زیاده زور آوروں کو تباه کر ڈاﻻ اور اگلوں کی مثال گزر چکی ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- それでわれはこれら（クライシュ族）よりも，力量の優れた者を滅ぼした。昔の人の例が先にあるように。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 我曾毁灭了比你的宗族更强横者，先民的实例民逝去了。
Tafsir of 43:8
Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful حم - تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَبِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ (Ha-Mim. By the manifest Book.) means, plain and clear in both wording and meaning, because it was revealed in the language of the Arabs, which is the most eloquent language for communication among people. Allah says: إِنَّا جَعَلْنَهُ (Verily, We have made it) meaning, revealed it, قُرْءَاناً عَرَبِيّاً (a Qur'an in Arabic) meaning, in the language of the Arabs, eloquent and clear; لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ (that you may be able to understand.) means, that you may understand it and ponder its meanings. This is like the Ayah: بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ (In the plain Arabic language.) (26:195) وَإِنَّهُ فِى أُمِّ الْكِتَبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ (And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book with Us, indeed exalted, full of wisdom.) This explains the high status of the Qur'an among the hosts on high (the angels), so that the people of earth will respect it, venerate it and obey it.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
