غَافِر : ٥

  • كَذَّبَتۡ Denied
  • قَبۡلَهُمۡ before them
  • قَوۡمُ (the) people
  • نُوحٖ (of) Nuh
  • وَٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ and the factions
  • مِنۢ after them
  • بَعۡدِهِمۡۖ after them
  • وَهَمَّتۡ and plotted
  • كُلُّ every
  • أُمَّةِ nation
  • بِرَسُولِهِمۡ against their Messenger
  • لِيَأۡخُذُوهُۖ to seize him
  • وَجَٰدَلُواْ and they disputed
  • بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ by falsehood
  • لِيُدۡحِضُواْ to refute
  • بِهِ thereby
  • ٱلۡحَقَّ the truth
  • فَأَخَذۡتُهُمۡۖ So I seized them
  • فَكَيۡفَ Then how
  • كَانَ was
  • عِقَابِ My penalty
The people of Noah denied before them and the [disbelieving] factions after them, and every nation intended [a plot] for their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth. So I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.
The people of Noah denied before them and [also] the factions, such as 'aad, Thamood and others, [who came] after them. And every community sought to seize their messenger, to slay him, and they argued falsely [thinking] to rebut, to eliminate, thereby the truth. Then I seized them, with punishment; so how [fitting] was My punishment!, of them - in other words, it was appropriate.