Surah Al-Hajj: Verse 48 - وكأين من قرية أمليت لها... - English

Tafsir of Verse 48, Surah Al-Hajj

وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

English Translation

And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.

English Transliteration

Wakaayyin min qaryatin amlaytu laha wahiya thalimatun thumma akhathtuha wailayya almaseeru

Tafsir of Verse 48

How many a city I have respited in its evildoing; then I seized it, and to Me was the homecoming.

And to how many populations did I give respite, which were given to wrong-doing? in the end I punished them. To me is the destination (of all).
Verse 48 - Surah Al-Hajj: (وكأين من قرية أمليت لها وهي ظالمة ثم أخذتها وإلي المصير...) - English