هَلۡ أَتَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡإِنسَٰنِ حِينٞ مِّنَ ٱلدَّهۡرِ لَمۡ يَكُن شَيۡـٔٗا مَّذۡكُورًا ١
Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- هَلۡHashal
- أَتَىٰ(there) comeatā
- عَلَىuponʿalā
- ٱلۡإِنسَٰنِmanl-insāni
- حِينٞa periodḥīnun
- مِّنَofmina
- ٱلدَّهۡرِtimel-dahri
- لَمۡnotlam
- يَكُنhe wasyakun
- شَيۡـٔٗاa thingshayan
- مَّذۡكُورًاmentionedmadhkūran
Tafsir
A long period of time has passed over man when he was non-existent and there was no mention of him.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran