Quran 65:8

Surah At-Talaaq, Verse 8

Juz 28 · Page 559 · Ruku 493 · Medinan

وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ عَتَتْ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهَا وَرُسُلِهِۦ فَحَاسَبْنَٰهَا حِسَابًا شَدِيدًا وَعَذَّبْنَٰهَا عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا

Word by word

وَكَأَيِّن waka-ayyin And how many مِّن min of قَرْيَةٍ qaryatin a town عَتَتْ ʿatat rebelled عَنْ ʿan against أَمْرِ amri (the) Command رَبِّهَا rabbihā (of) its Lord وَرُسُلِهِۦ warusulihi and His Messengers فَحَاسَبْنَـٰهَا faḥāsabnāhā so We took it to account حِسَابًۭا ḥisāban an account شَدِيدًۭا shadīdan severe وَعَذَّبْنَـٰهَا waʿadhabnāhā and We punished it عَذَابًۭا ʿadhāban a punishment نُّكْرًۭا nuk'ran terrible

Transliteration

Wakaayyin min qaryatin AAatat AAan amrirabbiha warusulihi fahasabnaha hisabanshadeedan waAAaththabnaha AAathabannukra

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And how many a community revolted against the ordinance of its Lord and His messengers, and We called it to a stern account and punished it with dire punishment,

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

How many populations that insolently opposed the Command of their Lord and of His messengers, did We not then call to account,- to severe account?- and We imposed on them an exemplary Punishment.

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

يقول تعالى متوعدا لمن خالف أمره ، وكذب رسله ، وسلك غير ما شرعه ، ومخبرا عما حل بالأمم السالفة بسبب ذلك ، فقال : ( وكأين من قرية عتت عن أمر ربها ورسله ) أي : تمردت وطغت واستكبرت عن اتباع أمر الله ومتابعة رسله ، ( فحاسبناها حسابا شديدا وعذبناها عذابا نكرا ) أي : منكرا فظيعا .