وَلَقَدۡ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ ١٨
And already had those before them denied, and how [terrible] was My reproach.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَلَقَدۡAnd indeedwalaqad
- كَذَّبَdeniedkadhaba
- ٱلَّذِينَthosealladhīna
- مِنfrommin
- قَبۡلِهِمۡbefore themqablihim
- فَكَيۡفَand howfakayfa
- كَانَwaskāna
- نَكِيرِMy rejectionnakīri
Tafsir
Verily, the nations that came before these idolaters rejected, and so the punishment of Allah descended upon them after they insisted in their disbelief and rejection, so how was My disavowal of them? Verily, it was a severe disavowal.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran