وَكُلّٗا ضَرَبۡنَا لَهُ ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلَۖ وَكُلّٗا تَبَّرۡنَا تَتۡبِيرٗا ٣٩
And for each We presented examples [as warnings], and each We destroyed with [total] destruction.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَكُلّٗاAnd eachwakullan
- ضَرَبۡنَاWe have set forthḍarabnā
- لَهُfor himlahu
- ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلَۖthe examplesl-amthāla
- وَكُلّٗاand eachwakullan
- تَبَّرۡنَاWe destroyedtabbarnā
- تَتۡبِيرٗا(with) destructiontatbīran
Tafsir
To each of these who were destroyed I had described the destruction of the previous communities and the reasons for it so that they take heed, and each of them I completely destroyed because of their disbelief and stubbornness.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran