سَبَأ : ٤٥

  • وَكَذَّبَ And denied
  • ٱلَّذِينَ those who
  • مِن (were) before them
  • قَبۡلِهِمۡ (were) before them
  • وَمَا and not
  • بَلَغُواْ they have attained
  • مِعۡشَارَ a tenth
  • مَآ (of) what
  • ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ We (had) given them
  • فَكَذَّبُواْ But they denied
  • رُسُلِيۖ My Messengers
  • فَكَيۡفَ so how
  • كَانَ was
  • نَكِيرِ My rejection
And those before them denied, and they [i.e., the people of Makkah] have not attained a tenth of what We had given them. But they [i.e., the former peoples] denied My messengers, so how [terrible] was My reproach.
And those who were before them [also] denied, and they, these ones [the Meccans], have not received [even] a tenth of what We gave those [others], in the way of might, long life and abundance of wealth. Yet they denied My messengers, [who were sent] to them, so how was My abhorrence! [so how was] My rebuttal against them through punishment and destruction, in other words, it was appropriate.