← Surah 28

28:59

وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يَبْعَثَ فِىٓ أُمِّهَا رَسُولًا يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا ۚ وَمَا كُنَّا مُهْلِكِى ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ إِلَّا وَأَهْلُهَا ظَـٰلِمُونَ

Word by word

وَمَا
And not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
مَاPreposition — negative
كَانَ
was
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كَانَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
رَبُّكَ
your Lord
Noun
Root: ربب
Grammar (i'rab)
رَبُّNoun — masculine، nominative
كَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
مُهْلِكَ
(the) one to destroy
Noun
Root: هلك
Grammar (i'rab)
مُهْلِكَNoun — active participle، masculine، accusative
ٱلْقُرَىٰ
the towns
Noun
Root: قري
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
قُرَىٰNoun — preposition، genitive
حَتَّىٰ
until
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
حَتَّىٰPreposition — preposition
يَبْعَثَ
He (had) sent
Verb
Root: بعث
Grammar (i'rab)
يَبْعَثَVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
فِىٓ
in
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فِىٓPreposition — preposition
أُمِّهَا
their mother (town)
Noun
Root: أمم
Grammar (i'rab)
أُمِّNoun — fem. sing.، genitive
هَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.
رَسُولًا
a Messenger
Noun
Root: رسل
Grammar (i'rab)
رَسُولًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative
يَتْلُوا۟
reciting
Verb
Root: تلو
Grammar (i'rab)
يَتْلُوا۟Verb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
عَلَيْهِمْ
to them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَيْPreposition — preposition
هِمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
ءَايَٰتِنَا
Our Verses
Noun
Root: أيي
Grammar (i'rab)
ءَايَٰتِNoun — fem. plur.، genitive
نَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
وَمَا
And not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
مَاPreposition — negative
كُنَّا
We would be
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كُVerb — perfect، 1st plur.
نَّاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
مُهْلِكِى
(the) one to destroy
Noun
Root: هلك
Grammar (i'rab)
مُهْلِكِىNoun — masc. plur.، genitive
ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ
the towns
Noun
Root: قري
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
قُرَىٰٓNoun — preposition، genitive
إِلَّا
except
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِلَّاPreposition — restriction
وَأَهْلُهَا
while their people
Noun
Root: أهل
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — circumstantial، prefix
أَهْلُNoun — masculine، nominative
هَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.
ظَٰلِمُونَ
(were) wrongdoers
Noun
Root: ظلم
Grammar (i'rab)
ظَٰلِمُونَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، nominative

Translation

EN

Nor was thy Lord the one to destroy a population until He had sent to its centre a messenger, rehearsing to them Our Signs; nor are We going to destroy a population except when its members practise iniquity.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Your Lord would never destroy towns without first raising a messenger in their midst to recite Our messages to them, nor would We destroy towns unless their inhabitants were evildoers.

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

And never did thy Lord destroy the townships, till He had raised up in their mother(-town) a messenger reciting unto them Our revelations. And never did We destroy the townships unless the folk thereof were evil-doers.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And never would your Lord have destroyed the cities until He had sent to their mother [i.e., principal city] a messenger reciting to them Our verses. And We would not destroy the cities except while their people were wrongdoers.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Rabbin şehirlerin anasına, onlara ayetlerimizi okuyacak bir peygamber göndermedikçe onları yok etmiş değildir. Zaten Biz yalnız, halkı zalim olan şehirleri yok etmişizdir.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Rabbin, kendilerine âyetlerimizi okuyan bir peygamberi memleketlerin ana merkezlerine göndermedikçe, memleketleri helâk edici değildir. Zaten biz, ancak halkı zalim olan memleketleri helâk etmişizdir.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Rabbin, kendilerine ayetlerimizi tilavet eden (okuyup aktaran) bir elçiyi şehirlerin merkezine gönderinceye kadar o şehirleri helak edici değildir. (Zaten) biz halkı zalim olan şehirlerden başkasını da helak ediciler değildik.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

وما كان ربك -أيها الرسول- مهلك القرى التي حول "مكة" في زمانك حتى يبعث في أمها -وهي "مكة"- رسولا يتلو عليهم آياتنا، وما كنا مهلكي القرى إلا وأهلها ظالمون لأنفسهم بكفرهم بالله ومعصيته، فهم بذلك مستحقون للعقوبة والنكال.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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