وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அன்றியும், (நிராகரிப்போரான) அவர்களைவிட பலசாளிகளாக இருந்த எத்தனையோ தலைமுறையினரை அவர்களுக்கு முன்னர் நாம் அழித்திருக்கின்றோம்; அவர்கள் (அழிவிலிருந்து தப்பித்துக் கொள்ள) பல ஊர்களிலிரும் (துளைத்துச்) சென்றனர்; ஆனால் அவர்கள் தப்பித்துக் கொள்ள புகலிடம் இருந்ததா?
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- මොවුනට පෙර පරම්පරාවන් කොපමණක් අපි විනාශ කළෙමු ද? මොවුනට වඩා ඔවුන් බලයෙන් වඩාත් ශක්තිමත් වූවෝ ය. එවිට ඔවුහු දේශයන්හි සැරිසරන්නට වූවෝ ය. (ඔවුනට) කිසිදු සරණ පතන තැනක් වී ද?
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور ان سے پہلے بھی ہم بہت سی امتوں کو ہلاک کر چکے ہیں جو ان سے طاقت میں بہت زیاده تھیں وه شہروں میں ڈھونڈھتے ہی ره گئے، کہ کوئی بھاگنے کا ٹھکانہ ہے؟
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- われはかれら以前に，如何に多くの世代を滅ぼしたことか。かれらは，これら（マッカの多神教徒）よりも力においてもっと勇猛であったではないか。それでかれらは諸都市を巡り歩いたが，何処に避難所があろうか。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 在他们之前，我毁灭了许多比他们更强悍的世代！他们曾在各地旅行，难道有什么避死的地方吗？
Tafsir of 50:36
Warning the Disbelievers of the imminent Torment; commanding the Prophet to pray and have Patience Allah the Exalted asks, `how many We have destroyed before these denying disbelievers' مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشاً (a generation who were stronger in power than they.) they were more numerous, mightier than they and who constructed on the earth and built on it more than they. The statement of Allah the Exalted, فَنَقَّبُواْ فِى الْبِلَدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ (And they went about the land! Could they find any place of refuge) Ibn `Abbas commented, "They left the traces throughout the land," Qatadah said, "They traveled throughout the land seeking provisions through trade and business, more than you have." Allah's statement, هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ (Could they find any place of refuge) means, `could they find a shelter from Allah's decision and appointed destiny Have what they collected benefited them or averted Allah's torment when it came to them on account of their denial of the Messengers Likewise, you will never be able to avert, avoid, or find refuge or shelter (from His torment).' Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said, إِنَّ فِى ذَلِكَ لَذِكْرَى (Verily, therein is indeed a…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
