Quran 20:51 — Taa-Haa, verse 51
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘What about former generations?’
قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ الْقُرُونِ الْأُولَىٰ
qāla famā bālu l-qurūni l-ūlā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Pharaoh said, 'And what of the former generations?'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said [Pharaoh]: "And what of all the past generations?"
- Sahih International
- [Pharaoh] said, "Then what is the case of the former generations?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | فَمَاfamā | Then what | — |
| 3 | بَالُbālu | (is the) case | بول |
| 4 | ٱلْقُرُونِl-qurūni | (of) the generations | قرن |
| 5 | ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlā | (of) the former | أول |