These are a few accounts of settlements that We narrate to you. Some still survive, and some have been mowed down.
These are the tidings of the townships, which We relate to you (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) – some of them still stand and some are cut off.
That is of the tidings of the cities We relate to thee; some of them are standing and some stubble.
THIS ACCOUNT of the [fate of those ancient] communities - some of them still remaining, and some [extinct like] a field mown-down - We convey unto thee [as a lesson for mankind]:
That is from the stories of the Cities which We recount unto thee: of them some are standing and some mown down.
These are some of the news of the (population of) towns which We relate unto you (O Muhammad SAW); of them, some are standing, and some have been (already) reaped.
These are of the reports of the towns—We relate them to you. Some are still standing, and some have withered away.
That is an account of some towns which We recount to you. Of them some are still standing and some have been mown down.
That is some of the news of the (population of) towns which We relate unto you; of them, some are (still) standing, and some have been (already) reaped.
That is (something) of the tidings of the townships (which were destroyed of old). We relate it unto thee (Muhammad). Some of them are standing and some (already) reaped.
These are from the accounts of the townships, which We recount to you. Of them, there are some that still stand, and some that have been mown down.
That, which We have related to you, is the news of the villages; some of them still stand, whereas others are stubble.
That is from the news of the cities, which We relate to you; of them, some are [still] standing and some are [as] a harvest [mowed down].
Such were the stories of the nations of the past which We tell to you, (Muhammad). Some of them were destroyed and some of them have survived.
This is an account of (the fate of) the towns which We relate to you; of them are some that stand and (others) mown down.
<u>Tha</u>lika min anb<u>a</u>i alqur<u>a</u> naqu<u>ss</u>uhu AAalayka minh<u>a</u> q<u>a</u>imun wa<u>h</u>a<u>s</u>eed<b>un</b>
We relate to you such accounts of earlier towns: some of them are still standing; while others have ceased to exist;
These are some of the stories of communities which We relate unto thee: of them some are standing, and some have been mown down (by the sickle of time).
ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ ٱلْقُرَىٰ نَقُصُّهُۥ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهَا قَآئِمٌ وَحَصِيدٌ
I inform you, O Messenger, of the incidents of the towns that have been mentioned in this sūrah. The landmarks of some of these towns still exist and the landmarks of others have been wiped out without any trace.
I inform you, O Messenger, of the incidents of the towns that have been mentioned in this sūrah. The landmarks of some of these towns still exist and the landmarks of others have been wiped out without any trace.
<h2 class="title">The Lesson taken from the Destroyed Towns</h2><p>When Allah mentioned the story of the Prophets and what happened with them and their nations -- how He destroyed the disbelievers and saved the believers -- He goes on to say, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَنْبَآءِ الْقُرَى</div><p>(That is some of the news of the (population of ) towns) meaning, news of them </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">نَقُصُّهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهَا قَآئِمٌ</div><p>(which We relate unto you; of them, some are (still) standing,) This means still remaining. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَحَصِيدٌ</div><p>(and some have been (already) reaped.) This means totally destroyed. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَمَا ظَلَمْنَـهُمْ</div><p>(We wronged them not,) This means, "When We destroyed them." </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلَـكِن ظَلَمُواْ أَنفُسَهُمْ</div><p>(but they wronged themselves.) their rejecting their Messengers and disbelieving in them. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَمَا أَغْنَتْ عَنْهُمْ ءَالِهَتَهُمُ</div><p>(So their gods, profited them not...) This is referring to their idols that they used to worship and invoke. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ</div><p>(other than Allah naught) the idols did not benefit them, nor did they save them when Allah's com- mand came for their destruction. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَمَا زَادُوهُمْ غَيْرَ تَتْبِيبٍ</div><p>(nor did they add aught to them but destruction.) Mujahid, Qatadah and others said, "This means loss. Because the reason for their destruction and their ruin was that they followed those false gods. Therefore, they were losers in this life and the Hereafter." </p>
The Lesson taken from the Destroyed TownsWhen Allah mentioned the story of the Prophets and what happened with them and their nations -- how He destroyed the disbelievers and saved the believers -- He goes on to say, ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَنْبَآءِ الْقُرَى(That is some of the news of the (population of ) towns) meaning, news of them نَقُصُّهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهَا قَآئِمٌ(which We relate unto you; of them, some are (still) standing,) This means still remaining. وَحَصِيدٌ(and some have been (already) reaped.) This means totally destroyed. وَمَا ظَلَمْنَـهُمْ(We wronged them not,) This means, "When We destroyed them." وَلَـكِن ظَلَمُواْ أَنفُسَهُمْ(but they wronged themselves.) their rejecting their Messengers and disbelieving in them. فَمَا أَغْنَتْ عَنْهُمْ ءَالِهَتَهُمُ(So their gods, profited them not...) This is referring to their idols that they used to worship and invoke. مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ(other than Allah naught) the idols did not benefit them, nor did they save them when Allah's com- mand came for their destruction. وَمَا زَادُوهُمْ غَيْرَ تَتْبِيبٍ(nor did they add aught to them but destruction.) Mujahid, Qatadah and others said, "This means loss. Because the reason for their destruction and their ruin was that they followed those false gods. Therefore, they were losers in this life and the Hereafter." 