How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then]

surah Sad aya 3 , English translation of the meaning Ayah.

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English Translation of the Meanings by Muhammad Muhsin Khan and Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali , Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi & English - Sahih International : surah Sad aya 3 in arabic text(Sad).

Verse 3 from surah Saad

﴿كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ﴾
[ ص: 3]

English - Sahih International

38:3 How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.

Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English

Abridged Explanation of the Quran

How many generations who denied their messengers before them have I destroyed, they called out seeking help when the punishment fell upon them.
But the time was not the time to be saved from the punishment where seeking help from Him would benefit them.

Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali

How many a generation We have destroyed before them, and they cried out when there was no longer time for escape!

phonetic Transliteration

Kam ahlakna min qablihim min qarnin fanadaw walata heena manasin

Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation

How many generations before them did We destroy? In the end they cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved!

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

How many a generation have We destroyed before them! And they cried out when there was no longer time for escape.

Page 453 English transliteration

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38:3 How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] translate in arabic

» tafsir Tafheem-ul-Quran ,Maududi

كم أهلكنا من قبلهم من قرن فنادوا ولات حين مناص

سورة: ص - آية: ( 3 ) - جزء: ( 23 ) - صفحة: ( 453 )

Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim

How many generations who came to this world before them did We justly reduce to a useless form! In their distress they cried for mercy and help but that was not the time for either, it was too late

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(38:3) How many a nation did We destroy before them! (When they approached their doom) they cried out (for deliverance), but the time for deliverance was already past.

How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] meaning

How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] meaning in Urdu

اِن سے پہلے ہم ایسی کتنی ہی قوموں کو ہلاک کر چکے ہیں (اور جب اُن کی شامت آئی ہے) تو وہ چیخ اٹھے ہیں، مگر وہ وقت بچنے کا نہیں ہوتا

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