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19:74
وكم اهلكنا قبلهم من قرن هم احسن اثاثا ورييا ٧٤
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَـٰثًۭا وَرِءْيًۭا ٧٤
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˹Imagine, O  Prophet˺ how many peoples We have destroyed before them, who were far better in luxury and splendour!
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Readers
Abū Jaʿfar
Madinah
Ibn ʿĀmir
Damascus
Nāfiʿ
Madinah
Ḥamzah
Kufah
Ibn Kathīr
Makkah
Khalaf
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Basrah
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Kufah
Yaʿqūb
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Kufah
Readings
وَرِءۡيًا
wa-riʾyan
"and appearance”
This is based on the root r-ʾ-y, referring to what is seen.
وَرِيًّا
wa-riyyan
"and appearance” OR "and luxury"
This is either a lightened form of the hamzah reading above, or it is based on the root r-y-y, originally 'to quench'.

Explanation

These readings are identical or complementary in meaning [Ibn 'Ashur].

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran