QuranicWords

قَبْل qabl – “before”

A Qur'anic Arabic noun from the root ق-ب-ل that occurs 242 times in the Qur'an. It is word #57 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.

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Meaning
before
Type
Noun (Ism)
Root
ق-ب-ل
In the Qur'an
242 times
Frequency rank
#57 of 3,833
Curriculum
Chapter 3: Essential Nouns, section 1, lesson 4

Meaning in 8 languages

Englishbefore
বাংলাপূর্ব
اردواس سے پہلے
हिन्दीइससे पहले
Bahasa Indonesiasebelum
Türkçeönce
فارسیپیش
Françaisauparavant

In the Qur'an: Al-Waqi'ah 56:45

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتۡرَفِينَ

English

Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,

বাংলা

ইতোপূর্বে তারা তো মগ্ন ছিল ভোগ-বিলাসে

اردو

یہ لوگ اس سے پہلے (دنیا میں) بڑے خوشحال تھے۔

हिन्दी

निश्चय वे इससे पहले (दुनिया की) सुख-सुविधाओं का आनंद ले रहे थे।

Bahasa Indonesia

Sesungguhnya mereka sebelum itu hidup bermewahan.

Türkçe

Çünkü onlar bundan önce varlık içinde sefahete dalmışlardı.

فارسی

بی‌گمان آن‌ها پیش از این (در دنیا) ناز پرورده (و مترف) بودند.

Français

Ils vivaient auparavant dans le luxe.

The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.

Other words from the root ق-ب-ل