Surah Hud, Ayah 68 (11:68)

هُود

كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ثَمُودَا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّثَمُودَ

Quran 11:68 is ayah 68 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 229 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:68
كَأَنلَّمْيَغْنَوْا۟فِيهَآ ۗأَلَآإِنَّثَمُودَا۟كَفَرُوا۟رَبَّهُمْ ۗأَلَابُعْدًالِّثَمُودَ٦٨
ka-an lam yaghnaw fīhā alā inna thamūdā kafarū rabbahum alā buʿ'dan lithamūda

As if they had never prospered therein. Unquestionably, Thamūd denied their Lord; then, away with Thamūd.(68)

Word by word

  1. كَأَنka-anAs if
  2. لَّمْlamnot
  3. يَغْنَوْا۟yaghnawthey (had) prospered
  4. فِيهَآ ۗfīhātherein
  5. أَلَآalāNo doubt
  6. إِنَّinnaindeed
  7. ثَمُودَا۟thamūdāThamud
  8. كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
  9. رَبَّهُمْ ۗrabbahum(in) their Lord
  10. أَلَاalāso
  11. بُعْدًاbuʿ'danaway
  12. لِّثَمُودَlithamūdawith Thamud

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