Surah Al-Qasas (القصص) • The Stories

Quran 28:43

28:43

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

walaqad ātaynā mūsā l-kitāba min baʿdi mā ahlaknā l-qurūna l-ūlā baṣāira lilnnāsi wahudan waraḥmatan laʿallahum yatadhakkarūna

And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.

— Saheeh International

After We had destroyed the earlier generations, We gave Moses the Scripture to provide insight, guidance, and mercy for people, so that they might take heed.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And indeed We gave Mûsâ (Moses) - after We had destroyed the generations of old -the Scripture [the Taurât (Torah)] as an enlightenment for mankind, and a guidance and a mercy, that they might remember (or receive admonition).

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

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وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
مُوسَىmūsāMusa
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Scripture
مِنۢminafter [what]
بَعْدِbaʿdiafter [what]
مَآmāafter [what]
أَهْلَكْنَاahlaknāWe had destroyed
ٱلْقُرُونَl-qurūnathe generations
ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlāformer
بَصَآئِرَbaṣāira(as) an enlightenment
لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsifor the mankind
وَهُدًۭىwahudanand a guidance
وَرَحْمَةًۭwaraḥmatanand mercy
لَّعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumthat they may
يَتَذَكَّرُونَyatadhakkarūnaremember