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Qaf (The Letter "Qaf") · Ayah 36

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ 36

And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?

وَكَمْwakamAnd how many

noun

أَهْلَكْنَاahlaknāWe destroyed

هلكh-l-kverb

قَبْلَهُمqablahumbefore them

قبلq-b-lnoun

مِّنminof

قَرْنٍqarnina generation

قرنq-r-nnoun

هُمْhumthey

noun

أَشَدُّashaddu(were) stronger

شددsh-d-dnoun

مِنْهُمmin'humthan them

noun

بَطْشًۭاbaṭshan(in) power

بطشb-t-shnoun

فَنَقَّبُوا۟fanaqqabūso they explored

نقبn-q-bverb

فِىfīthroughout

ٱلْبِلَـٰدِl-bilādithe lands

بلدb-l-dnoun

هَلْhalIs (there)

مِنminany

مَّحِيصٍmaḥīṣinplace of escape

حيصh-y-snoun

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