Quran 77:16 — Al-Mursalaat, verse 16
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Did We not destroy the first [of them]?
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الْأَوَّلِينَ
alam nuh'liki l-awalīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Did We not destroy the ancients,
- Muhammad Asad
- Did We not destroy [so many of] those [sinners] of olden days?
- Sahih International
- Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَلَمْalam | Did not | — |
| 2 | نُهْلِكِnuh'liki | We destroy | هلك |
| 3 | ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna | the former (people) | أول |