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كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ثَمُودَا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًۭا لِّثَمُودَ﴿٦٨

Translation (Sahih International)

As if they had never prospered therein. Unquestionably, Thamud denied their Lord; then, away with Thamud.

Word-by-word meaning

كَأَنka-anAs if
لَّمْlamnot
يَغْنَوْا۟yaghnawthey (had) prospered
فِيهَآ ۗfīhātherein
أَلَآalāNo doubt
إِنَّinnaindeed
ثَمُودَا۟thamūdāThamud
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
رَبَّهُمْ ۗrabbahum(in) their Lord
أَلَاalāso
بُعْدًۭاbuʿ'danaway
لِّثَمُودَlithamūdawith Thamud

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Conversation between Salih and the People of ThamudAllah, the Exalted, mentions what transpired in the discussion between Salih and his people. Allah informs of their ignorance and obstinacy in their statement, قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْجُوًّا قَبْلَ هَـذَا(You have been among us as a figure of good hope till this!) They were saying in this, "We had hope in your strong intellect before you began saying what you have said.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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