Quran 40:82

Surah Al-Ghaafir, Verse 82

Juz 24 · Page 476 · Ruku 412 · Meccan

أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ كَانُوٓا۟ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ قُوَّةً وَءَاثَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

Word by word

أَفَلَمْ afalam Do they not يَسِيرُوا۟ yasīrū travel فِى fī through ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land فَيَنظُرُوا۟ fayanẓurū and see كَيْفَ kayfa how كَانَ kāna was عَـٰقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu (the) end ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who مِن min (were) before them قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ qablihim (were) before them كَانُوٓا۟ kānū They were أَكْثَرَ akthara more numerous مِنْهُمْ min'hum than them وَأَشَدَّ wa-ashadda and mightier قُوَّةًۭ quwwatan (in) strength وَءَاثَارًۭا waāthāran and impressions فِى fī in ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land فَمَآ famā but not أَغْنَىٰ aghnā availed عَنْهُم ʿanhum them مَّا mā what كَانُوا۟ kānū they used to يَكْسِبُونَ yaksibūna earn

Transliteration

Afalam yaseeroo fee al-ardi fayanthurookayfa kana AAaqibatu allatheena min qablihimkanoo akthara minhum waashadda quwwatan waatharanfee al-ardi fama aghna AAanhum ma kanooyaksiboon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Have they not travelled in the land to see the nature of the consequence for those before them? They were more numerous than these, and mightier in power and (in the) traces (which they left behind them) in the earth. But all that they used to earn availed them not.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Do they not travel through the earth and see what was the End of those before them? They were more numerous than these and superior in strength and in the traces (they have left) in the land: Yet all that they accomplished was of no profit to them.

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

يخبر تعالى عن الأمم المكذبة بالرسل في قديم الدهر ، وماذا حل بهم من العذاب الشديد ، مع شدة قواهم ، وما أثروه في الأرض ، وجمعوه من الأموال ، فما أغنى عنهم ذلك شيئا ، ولا رد عنهم ذرة من بأس الله ;