Quran 19:74

Surah Maryam, Verse 74

Verse 74 of 98 in Surah Maryam (مريم), chapter 19 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَـٰثًا وَرِءْيًا

EnglishSaheeh International
And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance?
TamilJan Trust Foundation
இன்னும், இவர்களைவிட மிக்க அழகான தளவாடங்களையும், தோற்றத்தையும் பெற்றிருந்த எத்தனையோ தலைமுறைகளை இவர்களுக்கு முன் நாம் அழித்திருக்கிறோம்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද ඔවුනට පෙර, සම්පත් හා පෙනුමෙන් වඩාත් අලංකාර වූ පරම්පරාවන්ගෙන් කොපමණක් දෙනා අපි විනාශ කළෙමු ද?
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
ہم تو ان سے پہلے بہت سی جماعتوں کو غارت کر چکے ہیں جو ساز وسامان اور نام ونمود میں ان سے بڑھ چڑھ کر تھیں.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
だがわれは如何に物資の豊富な,また見せかけの輝かしい多くの世代を,かれら以前に滅ぼしたことであろうか。
ChineseMa Jian
在他们之前,我曾毁灭了许多世代,无论资产和外观,都比他们更优美。

Tafsir of 19:74

The Disbelievers boast over Their good Fortune in the World Allah, the Exalted, informs that when the clear, evident Ayat of Allah are recited to the disbelievers, they reject them and turn away. They say about those who believe, while boasting to them and arguing that their false religion is correct, خَيْرٌ مَّقَاماً وَأَحْسَنُ نَدِيّاً (best dwellings and the finest Nadiyyan.) This means the best houses, with the loftiest levels and the finest Nadiyyan, which are meeting rooms for men to gather and discuss matters. Thus, this means that their meeting rooms are full of more people who come to attend. In this they were saying, "How can we be upon falsehood while we are in this manner of successful living" These people were actually those who were concealed in the house of Al-Arqam bin Abi Al-Arqam and its likes from the other houses.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 19:74 — Surah Maryam Verse 74