Quran 38:12 — Saad, verse 12
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The people of Noah, Ad, and firmly-supported Pharaoh rejected their prophets before them.
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو الْأَوْتَادِ
kadhabat qablahum qawmu nūḥin waʿādun wafir'ʿawnu dhū l-awtādi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Cried lies before them the people of Noah, and Ad, and Pharaoh, he of the tent-pegs,
- Muhammad Asad
- To the truth gave the lie aforetime Noah’s people, and [the tribe of] Ad, and Pharaoh of the [many] tent-poles,
- Sahih International
- The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] ʿAad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | كَذَّبَتْkadhabat | Denied | كذب |
| 2 | قَبْلَهُمْqablahum | before them | قبل |
| 3 | قَوْمُqawmu | (the) people | قوم |
| 4 | نُوحٍۢnūḥin | (of) Nuh | — |
| 5 | وَعَادٌۭwaʿādun | and Aad | عود |
| 6 | وَفِرْعَوْنُwafir'ʿawnu | and Firaun | — |
| 7 | ذُوdhū | (the) owner | — |
| 8 | ٱلْأَوْتَادِl-awtādi | (of) the stakes | وتد |