Quran 20:51

Surah Taha, Verse 51

Verse 51 of 135 in Surah Taha (طه), chapter 20 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلْقُرُونِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

EnglishSaheeh International: [Pharaoh] said, "Then what is the case of the former generations?"
TamilJan Trust Foundation: "அப்படியென்றால் முன் சென்ற தலைமுறைகளின் நிலைமை என்ன?" என்று கேட்டான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: එසේ නම් මුල් පරම්පරාවන්ගේ තත්ත්වය කුමක් දැ?යි ඔහු විමසී ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اس نے کہا اچھا یہ تو بتاؤ اگلے زمانے والوں کا حال کیا ہونا ہے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: かれ（フィルアウン）は言った。「それなら過ぎ去った世代の者はどうなるのか。」
ChineseMa Jian: 他说：以往各世纪的情况是怎样的？

Tafsir of 20:51

The Conversation between Musa and Fir`awn Allah, the Exalted, informs about Fir`awn that he said to Musa, in his rejection of the existence of a Supreme Maker and Creator, Who is the God of everything and his own Lord and Owner: فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا يمُوسَى (Who then, O Musa, is the Lord of you two) meaning "Who is the one who called you forth and sent you For verily, I do not know him and I have not given you any god other than myself." قَالَ رَبُّنَا الَّذِى أَعْطَى كُلَّ شَىءٍ خَلْقَهُ ثُمَّ هَدَى ((Musa) said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each thing its form and nature, then guided it aright.") `Ali bin Abi Talhah related that Ibn `Abbas said, "He is saying that He created a mate for everything." Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn `Abbas said, "He made the man a man, and the donkey a donkey and the sheep a sheep." Layth bin Abi Sulaym reported from Mujahid that he said, "He gave everything its form." Ibn Abi Najih said that Mujahid said, "He fashioned the creation of every moving creature." Sa`id bin Jubayr said concerning His statement, أَعْطَى كُلَّ شَىءٍ خَلْقَهُ ثُمَّ هَدَى ((Who) gave to each thing its form and nature, then guided it aright.) "He gave each of His creatures what is suitab…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)