# Quran 19:74 — Surah Maryam (Mary), Verse 74

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
وَكَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا قَبۡلَهُم مِّن قَرۡنٍ هُمۡ أَحۡسَنُ أَثَٰثٗا وَرِءۡيٗا

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ هُمْ اَحْسَنُ اَثَاثًا وَّرِﺋْﻴًﺎ ۟

## Transliteration
Wa kam ahlaknaa qablahum min qarnin hum ahsanu asaasanw wa ri'yaa

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

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Maryam 19:74 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Maryam is a meccan surah with 98 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-maryam.md
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