كَأَن لَّمۡ يَغۡنَوۡاْ فِيهَآۗ أَلَا بُعۡدٗا لِّمَدۡيَنَ كَمَا بَعِدَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٩٥
As if they had never prospered therein. Then, away with Madyan as Thamūd was taken away.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- كَأَنAs ifka-an
- لَّمۡnotlam
- يَغۡنَوۡاْthey (had) prosperedyaghnaw
- فِيهَآۗthereinfīhā
- أَلَاSoalā
- بُعۡدٗاawaybuʿ'dan
- لِّمَدۡيَنَwith Madyanlimadyana
- كَمَاaskamā
- بَعِدَتۡwas taken awaybaʿidat
- ثَمُودُthe Thamudthamūdu
Tafsir
It was as if they had never resided there previously. Without doubt, Madyan was distanced from Allah’s mercy when His punishment fell on them, just as Thamūd was driven away from it by Allah’s sending down His anger on them.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran