Surah Ghafir · Ayah 21

Meaning of Surah Ghafir, Ayah 21

Awa lam yaseeroo fee al-ardi fayanthurookayfa kana AAaqibatu allatheena kanoomin qablihim kanoo hum ashadda minhum quwwatan waatharanfee al-ardi faakhathahumu Allahu bithunoobihimwama kana lahum mina Allahi min waq

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1. ۞ أَوَلَمْawalamDo not
2. يَسِيرُوا۟yasīrūthey travel
3. فِىfīin
4. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
5. فَيَنظُرُوا۟fayanẓurūand see
6. كَيْفَkayfahow
7. كَانَkānawas
8. عَـٰقِبَةُʿāqibatu(the) end
9. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
10. كَانُوا۟kānūwere
11. مِنminbefore them
12. قَبْلِهِمْ ۚqablihimbefore them
13. كَانُوا۟kānūThey were
14. هُمْhum[they]
15. أَشَدَّashaddasuperior
16. مِنْهُمْmin'humto them
17. قُوَّةًۭquwwatan(in) strength
18. وَءَاثَارًۭاwaāthāranand (in) impressions
19. فِىfīin
20. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land
21. فَأَخَذَهُمُfa-akhadhahumubut Allah seized them
22. ٱللَّهُl-lahubut Allah seized them
23. بِذُنُوبِهِمْbidhunūbihimfor their sins
24. وَمَاwamāand not
25. كَانَkānawas
26. لَهُمlahumfor them
27. مِّنَminaagainst
28. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
29. مِنminany
30. وَاقٍۢwāqinprotector