Quran 40:82

Surah Ghafir, Verse 82

Verse 82 of 85 in Surah Ghafir (غافر), chapter 40 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوٓا۟ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ قُوَّةً وَءَاثَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those before them? They were more numerous than themselves and greater in strength and in impression on the land, but they were not availed by what they used to earn.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
இவர்கள் பூமியில் பிரயாணம் செய்து தங்களுக்கு முன்னர் இருந்தவர்களின் முடிவு எப்படியிருந்தது என்பதைப் பார்க்க வில்லையா? அவர்கள் இவர்களை விட (எண்ணிக்கையில்) அதிகமாகவும், பலத்திலும், பூமியில் விட்டுச் சென்ற சின்னங்களிலும் மிகைத்தவர்களாகவும் இருந்தார்கள் - எனினும், அவர்கள் சம்பாதித்தது (எதுவும்) அவர்களுக்குப் பயனளிக்கவில்லை.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
ඔවුහු මහපොළොවේ සැරිසරා ඔවුනට පෙර සිටියවුන්ගේ අවසානය කෙසේ වී දැ? යි අධීක්ෂණය නො කළෝ ද? මොවුනට වඩා ඔවුහු මහපොළොවේ බලයෙන් සහ (හැර දමා ගිය) සලකුණුවලින් ඉතා බලවත් හා අධික වූවෝ ය. එහෙත් ඔවුන් උපයමින් සිටි දෑ ඔවුනට ඵලක් නො වීය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
کیا انہوں نے زمین میں چل پھر کر اپنے سے پہلوں کا انجام نہیں دیکھا ؟ جو ان سے تعداد میں زیاده تھے قوت میں سخت اور زمین میں بہت ساری یادگاریں چھوڑی تھیں، ان کے کیے کاموں نے انہیں کچھ بھی فائده نہیں پہنچایا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
かれらは地上を旅して,観察しなかったのか。かれら以前の者の結末がどうであったかを。かれら(滅ぼされた民)は,これら(マッカの多神教徒)よりも多数で,力も優れ,地上の遺跡も多い。それでも,かれらの稼いだことは,何の役にも立たなかった。
ChineseMa Jian
难道他们没有在大地上旅行,因而观察前人的结局是怎样的吗?前人比他们势力更大,成绩更多;但前人所获得的,对于自己并没有什么裨益。

Tafsir of 40:82

The Lesson to be learned from what happened to Those Who Came before Allah tells us about the nations who rejected their Messengers in ancient times. He mentioned the severe punishment they suffered despite their great strength, He mentioned the traces which they left behind in the earth and the great wealth they amassed. None of that availed them anything and could not prevent the punishment of Allah at all. That is because when the Messengers came to them with clear signs and decisive evidence, they did not pay any attention to them. Instead, they were content with the knowledge with them, or so they claimed, and they said that they did not need what the Messengers brought them. Mujahid said, "They said, we know better than them, we will not be resurrected and we will not be punished." As-Suddi said, "In their ignorance, they rejoiced in what they had of (worldly) knowledge. So Allah sent upon them a punishment which they could not escape or resist." وَحَاقَ بِهِم (and surrounded them.) means, encompassed them.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 40:82 — Surah Ghafir Verse 82