Surah Ar-Rum, Ayah 47 (30:47)

ٱلرُّوم

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَآءُوهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَٱنتَقَمْنَا …

Quran 30:47 is ayah 47 of Surah Ar-Rum (“The Romans”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 409 of the Madani Mushaf.

30:47
وَلَقَدْأَرْسَلْنَامِنقَبْلِكَرُسُلًاإِلَىٰقَوْمِهِمْفَجَآءُوهُمبِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِفَٱنتَقَمْنَامِنَٱلَّذِينَأَجْرَمُوا۟ ۖوَكَانَحَقًّاعَلَيْنَانَصْرُٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ٤٧
walaqad arsalnā min qablika rusulan ilā qawmihim fajāūhum bil-bayināti fa-intaqamnā mina alladhīna ajramū wakāna ḥaqqan ʿalaynā naṣru l-mu'minīna

And We have already sent messengers before you to their peoples, and they came to them with clear evidences; then We took retribution from those who committed crimes, and incumbent upon Us was support of the believers.(47)

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
  2. أَرْسَلْنَاarsalnāWe sent
  3. مِنminbefore you
  4. قَبْلِكَqablikabefore you
  5. رُسُلًاrusulanMessengers
  6. إِلَىٰilāto
  7. قَوْمِهِمْqawmihimtheir people
  8. فَجَآءُوهُمfajāūhumand they came to them
  9. بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِbil-bayinātiwith clear proofs
  10. فَٱنتَقَمْنَاfa-intaqamnāthen We took retribution
  11. مِنَminafrom
  12. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  13. أَجْرَمُوا۟ ۖajramūcommitted crimes
  14. وَكَانَwakānaAnd it was
  15. حَقًّاḥaqqanincumbent
  16. عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon Us
  17. نَصْرُnaṣru(to) help
  18. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīnathe believers

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