← Surah 22

22:48

وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Word by word

وَكَأَيِّن
And how many
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
كَأَيِّنNoun — nominative
مِّن
of
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّنPreposition — preposition
قَرْيَةٍ
a township
Noun
Root: قري
Grammar (i'rab)
قَرْيَةٍNoun — feminine، indefinite، genitive
أَمْلَيْتُ
I gave respite
Verb
Root: ملو
Grammar (i'rab)
أَمْلَيْVerb — perfect، 1st sing.
تُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
لَهَا
to it
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — preposition، prefix
هَاNoun — pronoun، 3rd fem. sing.
وَهِىَ
while it
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — circumstantial، prefix
هِىَNoun — pronoun، 3rd fem. sing.
ظَالِمَةٌ
(was) doing wrong
Noun
Root: ظلم
Grammar (i'rab)
ظَالِمَةٌNoun — active participle، feminine، indefinite، nominative
ثُمَّ
Then
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
ثُمَّPreposition — conjunction
أَخَذْتُهَا
I seized it
Verb
Root: أخذ
Grammar (i'rab)
أَخَذْVerb — perfect، 1st sing.
تُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
هَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.
وَإِلَىَّ
and to Me
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
إِلَىَّPreposition — preposition
Noun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
ٱلْمَصِيرُ
(is) the destination
Noun
Root: صير
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
مَصِيرُNoun — nominative

Translation

EN

And to how many populations did I give respite, which were given to wrong-doing? in the end I punished them. To me is the destination (of all).

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

To many a town steeped in wrongdoing I gave more time and then struck them down: they all return to Me in the end.

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

And how many a township did I suffer long though it was sinful! Then I grasped it. Unto Me is the return.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Nice kasabalara, haksız oldukları halde, mehil vermiştim; sonunda onları yakalayıverdim. Dönüş ancak Bana'dır.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Zulmedip dururlarken kendilerine mühlet verdiğim nice memleket halkı vardı ki, sonunda onları yakalayıvermiştim. Dönüş ancak banadır.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Nice şehir (halkı) vardı ki haksızlık edip dururlarken onlara süre vermiş, sonunda onları yakalamış (cezalandırmış)tım. Dönüş sadece banadır.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وكثير من القرى كانت ظالمة بإصرار أهلها على الكفر، فأمهلتهم ولم أعاجلهم بالعقوبة فاغتروا، ثم أخَذْتُهم بعذابي في الدنيا، وإليَّ مرجعهم بعد هلاكهم، فأعذبهم بما يستحقون.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution