Surah Hajj Ayat 45 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 45
And how many a city did We destroy while it was committing wrong – so it is [now] fallen into ruin – and [how many] an abandoned well and [how many] a lofty palace.
How many populations have We destroyed, which were given to wrong-doing? They tumbled down on their roofs. And how many wells are lying idle and neglected, and castles lofty and well-built?
How many towns have We destroyed because their people were steeped in iniquity: so they lie fallen down upon their turrets! How many wells lie deserted; and how many towering palaces lie in ruins!
And many a township have We destroyed while it was given to wrong-doing, so that it lies in ruins (up to this day), and (many) a deserted well and lofty castles!
How many a township have We destroyed while it was sinful, so that it lieth (to this day) in ruins, and (how many) a deserted well and lofty tower!
So, (similarly) many a town We have caused to perish (while) it was unjust; so it is (now) devastated upon its turrets! (Literally: trellises) And many a well (lies) untended and (many) an (imposingly) constructed palace (is left vacant)!
How many towns steeped in wrongdoing We have destroyed and left in total ruin; how many deserted wells; how many lofty palaces!
بہت سی بستیاں ہیں جنہیں ہم نے تہ وباﻻ کر دیا اس لئے کہ وه ﻇالم تھے پس وه اپنی چھتوں کے بل اوندھی ہوئی پڑی ہیں اور بہت سے آباد کنوئیں بیکار پڑے ہیں اور بہت سے پکے اور بلند محل ویران پڑے ہیں
Quran 22 Verse 45 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Hajj ayat 45, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(22:45) How many towns have We destroyed because their people were steeped in iniquity:[90] so they lie fallen down upon their turrets! How many wells lie deserted; and how many towering palaces lie in ruins!
90. In Arabic a well is synonymous with a habitation. Thus “many a wells” means “many a habitation has been destroyed”.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Al-Hajj verse 45 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hajj ayat 42 which provides the complete commentary from verse 42 through 46.
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