Quran 38:12

Surah Sad, Verse 12

Verse 12 of 88 in Surah Sad (ص), chapter 38 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

EnglishSaheeh International: The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] ʿAad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,
TamilJan Trust Foundation: (இவ்வாறு) இவர்களுக்கு முன் இருந்த நூஹுடைய சமூகத்தாரும், ஆது(சமூகத்தாரு)ம், முளைகளுடைய ஃபிர்அவ்னும் நம் தூதர்களைப் பொய்ப்பித்தனர்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: ඔවුනට පෙර නූහ්ගේ ජනයා ද ආද් සමූහයා ද රිටි සහිත ෆිර්අවුන් ද (ධර්ම දූතයින්ව) බොරු කළෝ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: ان سے پہلے بھی قوم نوح اور عاد اور میخوں والے فرعون نے جھٹلایا تھا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: かれら以前にも，ヌーフの民，アード（の民）および権勢を張り廻らしたフィルアウンも，
ChineseMa Jian: 在他们之前，曾否认使者的，有努哈的宗族、阿德人、有武力的法老、

Tafsir of 38:12

A Reminder of Those Who were destroyed among the Previous Nations Allah tells us about those past nations and the punishment and vengeance that struck them for their going against the Messengers and disbelieving in the Prophets, peace be upon them. We have already seen their stories in detail in numerous places (in the Qur'an). Allah says: أُوْلَئِكَ الاٌّحْزَابُ (such were the Confederates.) meaning, `they were greater and stronger than you, they had more wealth and children, but that did not protect them from the punishment of Allah at all when the command of your Lord came to pass.' Allah says: إِن كُلٌّ إِلاَّ كَذَّبَ الرٌّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ (Not one of them but denied the Messengers; therefore My torment was justified.) `The reason for their destruction was their disbelief in the Messengers, so let those who are addressed here beware and be afraid.' وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَؤُلآءِ إِلاَّ صَيْحَةً وحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ (And these only wait for a single Sayhah there will be no pause or ending thereto.) Malik narrated from Zayd bin Aslam; "There will none who can avert it," i.e., they will only wait for the Hour that it shall come upon them suddenly while they perceive not.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)