كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ ٢٥
Those before them denied, and punishment came upon them from where they did not perceive.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- كَذَّبَDeniedkadhaba
- ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
- مِن(were) before themmin
- قَبۡلِهِمۡ(were) before themqablihim
- فَأَتَىٰهُمُso came upon themfa-atāhumu
- ٱلۡعَذَابُthe punishmentl-ʿadhābu
- مِنۡfrommin
- حَيۡثُwhereḥaythu
- لَاnotlā
- يَشۡعُرُونَthey perceiveyashʿurūna
Tafsir
The nations that were before these idolaters also denied, and thus the punishment came to them suddenly from where they did not perceive so as to prepare for it by repentance.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran