Quran 15:4 — Al-Hijr, verse 4
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Never have We destroyed a community that did not have a set time;
وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَعْلُومٌ
wamā ahlaknā min qaryatin illā walahā kitābun maʿlūmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Never a city have We destroyed, but it had a known decree,
- Muhammad Asad
- And never have We destroyed any community [for its wrongdoing] unless a divine writ had (previously] been made known to it;
- Sahih International
- And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَآwamā | And not | — |
| 2 | أَهْلَكْنَاahlaknā | We destroyed | هلك |
| 3 | مِنmin | any | — |
| 4 | قَرْيَةٍqaryatin | town | قري |
| 5 | إِلَّاillā | but | — |
| 6 | وَلَهَاwalahā | (there was) for it | — |
| 7 | كِتَابٌۭkitābun | a decree | كتب |
| 8 | مَّعْلُومٌۭmaʿlūmun | known | علم |