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وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ﴿١٦

Translation (Sahih International)

And they say, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share [of the punishment] before the Day of Account"

Word-by-word meaning

وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they say
رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
عَجِّلʿajjilHasten
لَّنَاlanāfor us
قِطَّنَاqiṭṭanāour share
قَبْلَqablabefore
يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
ٱلْحِسَابِl-ḥisābi(of) the Account

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

A Reminder of Those Who were destroyed among the Previous NationsAllah tells us about those past nations and the punishment and vengeance that struck them for their going against the Messengers and disbelieving in the Prophets, peace be upon them. We have already seen their stories in detail in numerous places (in the Qur'an). Allah says: أُوْلَـئِكَ الاٌّحْزَابُ(such were the Confederates.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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