And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were (19:74)

﴿وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَاثًا وَرِئْيًا﴾
[ مريم: 74]

19:74 And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance?

How many were the nations that I destroyed before these disbelievers who are proud of their material superiority, who had surpassed them in riches and in their outward appearance due to their expensive clothing and their bodily luxuries.

And how many a generation (past nations) have We destroyed before them, who were better in wealth, goods and outward appearance?

phonetic Transliteration

Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin hum ahsanu athathan wariyan

Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation

But how many (countless) generations before them have we destroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye?

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And how many a generation have We destroyed before them, who were better in wealth, goods and outward appearance

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