وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ ٤
And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَمَآAnd notwamā
- أَهۡلَكۡنَاWe destroyedahlaknā
- مِنanymin
- قَرۡيَةٍtownqaryatin
- إِلَّاbutillā
- وَلَهَا(there was) for itwalahā
- كِتَابٞa decreekitābun
- مَّعۡلُومٞknownmaʿlūmun
Tafsir
For each oppressive town that became destroyed, Allah already knew of its fixed time. The destruction will neither come before or after its time.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran