Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the 74th verse of chapter 19 (sūrat maryam). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

Chapter (19) sūrat maryam (Mary)

Sahih International: And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance?

Pickthall: How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who were more imposing in respect of gear and outward seeming!

Yusuf Ali: But how many (countless) generations before them have we destroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye?

Shakir: And how many of the generations have We destroyed before them who were better in respect of goods and outward appearance!

Muhammad Sarwar: How many generations of greater prosperity and splendor have We destroyed before them?

Mohsin Khan: And how many a generation (past nations) have We destroyed before them, who were better in wealth, goods and outward appearance?

Arberry: And how many a generation We destroyed before them, who were fairer in furnishing and outward show!

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See Also

• Verse (19:74) Morphology - description of each Arabic word