كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- இவர்களுக்கு முன்னர் எத்தனையோ தலைமுறைகளை நாம் அழித்திருக்கின்றோம்; அப்போது, அவர்கள் தப்பி ஓட வழியில்லாத நிலையில் (உதவி தேடிக்) கூக்குரலிட்டனர்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ඔවුනට පෙර පරම්පරාවන් කොපමණක් අපි විනාශ කළෙමු ද? එවිට ඔවුහු විලාප නැගුවෝ ය. (එය) පලා යන අවස්ථාවක් නො වීය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- ہم نے ان سے پہلے بھی بہت سی امتوں کو تباه کر ڈاﻻ انہوں نے ہر چند چیﺦ وپکار کی لیکن وه وقت چھٹکارے کا نہ تھا.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- われはかれら以前に，どんなに多くの世代を滅ぼしたことであろう。かれらは，もはや逃れ得ない時となって（慈悲を）請う。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 在他们之前我曾毁灭了许多世代，他们呼号，但逃亡的时机已逝去了。
Tafsir of 38:3
Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. وَالْقُرْءَانِ ذِى الذِّكْرِ (By the Qur'an full of reminding.) means, by the Qur'an which includes all that is in it as a reminder and a benefit to people in this life and the Hereafter. Ad-Dahhak said that the Ayah, ذِى الذِّكْرِ (full of reminding.) is like the Ayah, لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَباً فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ (Indeed, We have sent down for you (O mankind) a Book in which there is Dhikrukum) (21:10). i.e., your reminder. This was also the view of Qatadah and of Ibn Jarir. Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Isma`il bin Abi Khalid, Ibn `Uyaynah, Abu Husayn, Abu Salih and As-Suddi said: ذِى الذِّكْرِ (full of reminding.) "Full of honor," i.e., of high standing. There is no contradiction between the two views, because it is a noble Book which includes reminders and leaves no excuse and brings warnings. The reason for this oath is to be found in the Ayah: إِن كُلٌّ إِلاَّ كَذَّبَ الرٌّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ (Not one of them but denied the Messengers; therefore My torment was justified.) (38:14).…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
