Tafseer
{ كم } أي كثيرا { أهلكنا من قبلهم من قرنِ } أي أمة من الأمم الماضية { فنادوْا } حين نزول العذاب بهم { ولاتَ حين مناص } أي ليس حين فرار والتاء زائدة، والجملة حال من فاعل نادوا، أي استغاثوا، والحال أن لا مهرب ولا منجى وما اعتبر بهم كفار مكة .
{How many} meaning many {have We destroyed before them of a generation} meaning a nation of past nations {and they cried out} when the punishment descended upon them {but there was no time for escape} meaning there was no time for escape and the ta’ is redundant, and the clause is a state of the subject of the word “cried out”, meaning they sought help, and the situation is that there is no escape or rescue, and the disbelievers of Mecca did not take heed of them.
