The Letter Sad — Verse 3
38:3 · Sad
The Letter Sad 38:3
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
|
كَمْ
kam
|
How many | Noun |
|
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlaknā
|
We destroyed | V |
|
مِن
min
|
before them | Prep |
|
قَبْلِهِم
qablihim
|
before them | Noun |
|
مِّن
min
|
of | Prep |
|
قَرْنٍ
qarnin
|
a generation | Noun |
|
فَنَادَوا۟
fanādaw
|
then they called out | V |
|
وَّلَاتَ
walāta
|
when there (was) no longer | V |
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حِينَ
ḥīna
|
time | Noun |
|
مَنَاصٍ
manāṣin
|
(for) escape | Noun |
How many generations We have destroyed before them! They all cried out, once it was too late, for escape
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
كَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّن قَرۡنࣲ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِینَ مَنَاصࣲ ٣
kam ahlaknā min qablihim min qarnin fanādaw walāta ḥīna manāṣi