Surah Maryam (مريم) • Mary

Quran 19:74

19:74

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَـٰثًا وَرِءْيًا

wakam ahlaknā qablahum min qarnin hum aḥsanu athāthan wari'yan

And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance?

— Saheeh International

We have destroyed many a generation before them who surpassed them in riches and outward glitter!

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And how many a generation (past nations) have We destroyed before them, who were better in wealth, goods and outward appearance?

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 16Page 310meccan

Word by Word

وَكَمْwakamAnd how many
أَهْلَكْنَاahlaknāWe destroyed
قَبْلَهُمqablahumbefore them
مِّنminof
قَرْنٍqarnina generation
هُمْhumthey
أَحْسَنُaḥsanu(were) better
أَثَـٰثًۭاathāthan(in) possessions
وَرِءْيًۭاwari'yanand appearance