← Surah 11

11:95

كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّمَدْيَنَ كَمَا بَعِدَتْ ثَمُودُ

Word by word

كَأَن
As if
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
كَأَنPreposition — accusative
لَّمْ
not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَّمْPreposition — negative
يَغْنَوْا۟
they (had) prospered
Verb
Root: غني
Grammar (i'rab)
يَغْنَVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وْا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
فِيهَآ
therein
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فِيPreposition — preposition
هَآNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.
أَلَا
So
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَلَاPreposition — ATT
بُعْدًا
away
Noun
Root: بعد
Grammar (i'rab)
بُعْدًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative
لِّمَدْيَنَ
with Madyan
Noun
Root: مدن
Grammar (i'rab)
لِّPreposition — preposition، prefix
مَدْيَنَNoun — proper noun، genitive
كَمَا
as
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
كَPreposition — preposition، prefix
مَاPreposition — subordinating
بَعِدَتْ
was taken away
Verb
Root: بعد
Grammar (i'rab)
بَعِدَتْVerb — perfect، 3rd fem. sing.
ثَمُودُ
the Thamud
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
ثَمُودُNoun — proper noun، nominative

Translation

EN

As if they had never dwelt and flourished there! Ah! Behold! How the Madyan were removed (from sight) as were removed the Thamud!

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

as if they had never lived and flourished there. Yes, away with the people of Midian, just like the Thamud!

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

As though they had not dwelt there. A far removal for Midian, even as Thamud had been removed afar!

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

As if they had never prospered therein. Then, away with Madyan as Thamūd was taken away.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Sanki orada hiç yaşamamışlardı. Bilin ki Semud milleti Allah'ın rahmetinden uzaklaştığı gibi Medyen halkı da uzaklaştı.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Sanki orada hiç güzel gün görmemişlerdi. Dikkat edin, Semud kavmi nasıl helâk olup gittiyse Medyen de öyle yok olup gitti.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Azap) emrimiz gelince, Şuayb’ı ve onunla birlikte iman edenleri tarafımızdan bir merhametle (azaptan) kurtarmıştık. Haksızlık edenleri de o korkunç ses yakalamıştı da sanki orada hiç oturmamışlar gibi yurtlarında diz üstü (hareketsiz) kalmışlardı. Dikkat edin! Semûd (kavmi Allah’ın merhametinden) uzak olduğu gibi Medyen (kavmi) de uzak kılınmıştı.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

كأن لم يقيموا في ديارهم وقتًا من الأوقات. ألا بُعدًا لـ "مدين" -إذ أهلكها الله وأخزاها- كما بَعِدت ثمود، فقد اشتركت هاتان القبيلتان في البعد والهلاك.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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