True Teachings Of Islam

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                              006:007

اَلَمۡ يَرَوۡا كَمۡ اَهۡلَـكۡنَا مِنۡ قَبۡلِهِمۡ مِّنۡ قَرۡنٍ مَّكَّنّٰهُمۡ فِى الۡاَرۡضِ مَا لَمۡ نُمَكِّنۡ لَّـكُمۡ وَاَرۡسَلۡنَا السَّمَآءَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ مِّدۡرَارًا وَّجَعَلۡنَا الۡاَنۡهٰرَ تَجۡرِىۡ مِنۡ تَحۡتِهِمۡ فَاَهۡلَكۡنٰهُمۡ بِذُنُوۡبِهِمۡ وَاَنۡشَاۡنَا مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ قَرۡنًا اٰخَرِيۡنَ ‏

Aa  laum  ya-rao  kaum  auh-lauk-naa  min  qaub-lay  him
Min  qaur-nin  mauk-kaun-naa  hoom  fee  il-aur-dzay
Maa  laum  no-mauk-kin  la  koom
Wa  aur-saul-na  us-sa-maa-aa  aa-lai  him  mid-raa-raun
Wa  ja-aul-naa  ul-aun-haa-ra  tauj-re  min  tauh-tay  him
Fa  auh-luk-naa  hoom  bay  zo-noo-bay  him
Wa  aun-shau-naa  min  bau-day  him  qaur-naun  aa-kha-ree-n

Did they not see how many we destroyed before them                                                  From among nations We had firmly established them in the world
Like We have not established you                                                                                    And We sent upon them the rain in sheets                                                                      And We made the rivers flow underneath them.                                                   
Then we destroyed them busy with their sins                                                             And We raised other nations from those after them.

• اَ — Aa — Did (= Question mark like Are, Can, Have, Shell or Will? A/t/a, ‘See they,’ ‘Have these people’ and ‘Have they’)
• لَمۡ — Laum — Not (= Absolutely never; no; not)
• يَرَوۡا — Ya-rao — See (= v., pres., pl., 3^rd person. Come across; face; observe; are shown; take notice; watch. A/t/a, ‘See they,’ ‘Know they’ and ‘Can they see.’ But having stated ‘considered,’ ‘seen’ and ‘have they … seen’ in the past tense is no translation of what the Holy Qor-aan stated in the present tense)
• كَمۡ — Kaum — How many (= The number of events, occasions, people or times)
• اَهۡلَـكۡنَا — Auh-lauk-naa — We Destroyed (= v., past., pl., 1^st person. Annihilated; caused the downfall; killed; ruined; wasted. The past tense verb for single 3^rd person is converted into that of plural 1^st person as explained in Note 001:007. A/t/a, ‘destroyed,’ ‘have destroyed’ and ‘did destroy’)
• مِنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class or category of several articles, counts, kind, things, persons or phenomenon)
• قَبۡلِ — Qaub-lay — Before (= Earlier, former, older, past or prior times. Aforetime. Ahead. Something that happened previously or occurred historically in an earlier period)
• هِمۡ — Him — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Those men; they; theirs)
• مِّنۡ — Min — From among (= Among, from or out of the class. See  مِنۡ  above)
• قَرۡنٍ — Qaur-nin … (m) — Nations (= n., pl., Dynasties; empires; generations. groups. A/t/a, ‘men’ and ‘generations.’ See Note below why ‘a generation’ is not an accurate translation)
• مَّكَّنّٰ — Mauk-kaun-naa — We established (= v., past., pl., 1^st person. Dug deep; firmed up; given a  firm holding; located; punched; set; strengthened. The past tense verb for single 3^rd person is converted into that of plural 1^st person as explained in the Note 001:007. A/t/a, ‘had established … more firmly,’ ‘had made more powerful’ and ’had given them so firm a hold and power’)
• هُمۡ‌ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Those men; they; theirs)
• فِى — Fee … (il) — In (= About. concerning; reference, regarding, relative to; in the matter of. Also, in a duration, event, time, place, period, thing or situation. See Note 002:028)
• الۡاَرۡضِ — Il-aur-dzay — Earth (= n., s., Area; country; ground; land; territory. Also, life on earth, nation; people or society)
• مَاۤ — Maa — What (= All that; whatever; whatsoever. A/t/a, ‘as’ and ‘such as’)
• لَمۡ — Laum — Not (= Absolutely never; no; not at all)
• نُمَكِّنۡ — No-mauk-kin — We established (= v., past., pl., 1^st person. Dug deep, firmed up; set up; see  مَّكَّنّٰ  above. A/t/a, ‘We had made this generation,’ ‘strength such as We have … given,’ ‘such a firm hold’ and (the next nine words translated together as) ‘men whom We had made more powerful in the land than you’)
• لَ — La — For (= For the object, person, purpose or reason of; intended for; meant for; concerning; regarding; relative to)
• كُمۡ — Koom — You (= pro., pl., 2^nd person. You all men. The Holy Qor-aan addresses men and women jointly this way generally)
• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet)
• اَرۡسَلۡنَا — Aur-saul-naa — We sent (= v., past., pl., 1^st person. Appointed; dispatched; deputed; empowered with the authority; raised; set up. The past tense verb for single 3^rd person is converted into that of  plural 1^st person as explained in Note 001:007. A/t/a, ‘shed on,’ ‘sent down,’ ‘had sent,’ ‘poured out’ and ‘sending down’)
• السَّمَآءَ — Sa-maa-aa — The Rain (= n., s., Clouds. Firmament. Rain. Water from the sky. A/t/a, ‘rains,’ ‘rain from the skies,’ ‘rain from the sky,’ ‘from the sky’ and ‘from clouds’)
• عَلَيۡ — Alai — On (= Above; against; before; during; for; on; on top of; over. A/t/a, ‘for’)
• هِمۡ — Him — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Those men; they; theirs. A/t/a, ‘whom’)
• مِّدۡرَارًا — Mid-raa-raun — In sheets (= adv., In abundance, huge quantities or plenty. A/t/a, ‘in abundance,’ ‘abundant showers,’ ‘abundant,’ ‘pouring abundant rain,’ ‘pouring down abundant rain’ and ‘abundant water’)
• وَّ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses. See وَ  above)
• جَعَلۡنَا — Ja-aul-naa — We made (= v., past., pl., 3^rd person. Caused; made. The past tense verb for single 3^rd person is converted into that of plural 1^st person as explained in Note 001:007. A/t/a, ‘gave,’ ‘caused’ and ‘giving them’)
• نَآ  — Naa — We (= pro., m/g., pl., 1^st person. Our. See  نَآ  above)
• الۡاَنۡهٰرَ –Aun-haa-ra — Rivers (= n., pl. Big and wide canals. Rivers. Streams. A/t/a, ‘(fertile) streams’)
• تَجۡرِىۡ — Tauj-ree — Flow (= v., pres., s., f., 3^rd person. Irrigating whether quickly with fast actions like gushing, running, sailing, streaming and surging or with slow and steady movements like creeping, dribbling, leaking, oozing, percolating or seeping. A/t/a, ‘Flowing‘ and (with the next three words as) ‘that rolled at their feet’)
• مِنۡ  — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class. See  مِنۡ  above)
• تَحۡتِ — Tauh-tay — Underneath (= Below; in; underneath; sub-soil; through; underground.  See Note 002:026a. A/t/a, ‘under’ and ‘subject to their command and control’)
• هِمۡ — Him — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Those men; they; theirs. A/t/a, ‘their (feet)’ and referred to as ‘whose water they regulated’)
• فَ — Fa — Then (= After all this; at the end; consequently; finally; hence; so; thereafter; therefore; thus. A/t/a, ‘yet’)
• اَهۡلَـكۡنَا — Auh-lauk-naa — We Destroyed (= v., past., pl., 1^st person. Annihilated; caused the downfall; killed; ruined; wasted. See  اَهۡلَـكۡنَا  above)
• هُمۡ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Those men; they; theirs)
• بِ — Bay — With (= Literally the word بِ  means with. Because of. Being busy or engaged in. Due to. On account of. A/t/a, ‘for,’ ‘because of,’ ‘owing to’ and ‘for’ )
• ذُنُوۡبِ — Zo-noo-bay —  Sins (= n., pl of s., ذُنب ; Bad and culpable acts; inappropriate conduct; crimes; errors; faults; illegal acts; misdeeds; intended offences; wrongs. A/t/a, ‘sins.’ But ‘they sinned’ as a verb is no translation which is stated as a noun in the Holy Qor-aan)
• هِمۡ — Him — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Those men; they; theirs)
• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., It links words, phrases or clauses; additionally)
• اَنۡشَاۡنَا — Aun-shau-naa — We raised (= v., past., pl., 3^rd person. Appointed. Raised. Set up. The past tense verb for single 3^rd person is converted into that of’ plural 1^st person as explained in Note 001:007. A/t/a, ‘raised up,’ ‘created’ and ‘made’)
• مِنۡ — Min — From (= Among, from or out of the class. See  مِنۡ  above)
• بَعۡدِ — Bau-day — After (= Behind; later; subsequent; succeeding. A/t/a, ‘in wake’)
• هِمۡ — Him — Them (= pro., pl., m., 3^rd person. Those men; they; theirs)
• قَرۡنًا — Qaur-naun — Nations (= n., pl., Dynasties; empires; groups. See  قَرۡنٍ  above)
• اٰخَرِيۡنَ — Aa-kha-ree-n — Late Comers (= adj., Those who come later. A/t/a, ‘Fresh generations (To succeed),’ ‘other’ and ‘another’)

** Note 006:007: The plural pronoun  هُمۡ‌ (hoom) comes after the word قَرۡنٍ (qaur-nin). That is why it is imperative to translate the noun  قَرۡن  in the plural as a class, and not in the singular as one – even though the vowel Tunween (double kausra under and double fatah above) normally indicates that the noun is singular.