Surah Al-An'am · Ayah 42

Meaning of Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 42

Walaqad arsalna ila omamin minqablika faakhathnahum bilba/sa-i waddarra-ilaAAallahum yatadarraAAoon

Word by word

1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
2. أَرْسَلْنَآarsalnāWe sent (Messengers)
3. إِلَىٰٓilāto
4. أُمَمٍۢumaminnations
5. مِّنminfrom
6. قَبْلِكَqablikabefore you
7. فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمfa-akhadhnāhumthen We seized them
8. بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِbil-basāiwith adversity
9. وَٱلضَّرَّآءِwal-ḍarāiand hardship
10. لَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they may
11. يَتَضَرَّعُونَyataḍarraʿūnahumble themselves