Quran 26:208 — Ash-Shu'araa, verse 208
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Never have We destroyed a town without sending down messengers to warn it,
وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا لَهَا مُنْذِرُونَ
wamā ahlaknā min qaryatin illā lahā mundhirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Never a city We destroyed, but it had warners
- Muhammad Asad
- And withal, never have We destroyed any community unless it had been warned
- Sahih International
- And We did not destroy any city except that it had warners
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَآwamā | And not | — |
| 2 | أَهْلَكْنَاahlaknā | We destroyed | هلك |
| 3 | مِنmin | any | — |
| 4 | قَرْيَةٍqaryatin | town | قري |
| 5 | إِلَّاillā | but | — |
| 6 | لَهَاlahā | it had | — |
| 7 | مُنذِرُونَmundhirūna | warners | نذر |