Quran 37:71 — As-Saaffaat, verse 71
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
most men in the past went astray,
وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
walaqad ḍalla qablahum aktharu l-awalīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Before them erred most of the ancients,
- Muhammad Asad
- Thus, indeed, most of the people of old went astray before them,
- Sahih International
- And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And verily | — |
| 2 | ضَلَّḍalla | went astray | ضلل |
| 3 | قَبْلَهُمْqablahum | before them | قبل |
| 4 | أَكْثَرُaktharu | most | كثر |
| 5 | ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna | (of) the former (people) | أول |