The Quran

سورة النّحل

Surah Al-Nahl 16:113

The Bee · Verse 113 of 128

وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ وَهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And certainly there had come to them a (great) Messenger from among their own men, but they cried lies to him so the (promised) punishment overtook them while they were behaving transgressingly.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And there came to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they falsely rejected him; so the Wrath seized them even in the midst of their iniquities.

Ahmed Ali

An apostle came to them who was one of them, but they called him a liar. Then they were seized by torment for they were sinners.

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Ali Unal

For sure a Messenger from among themselves had come to them, but they denied him, and in consequence, the punishment seized them while they were doing wrong.

Daryabadi

And assuredly there came to them an apostle from among them, but they belied him, wherefore the torment took hold of them while yet they were wrong-doers.

Faridul Haque

And indeed a Noble Messenger came to them from among them - in response they denied him, and therefore the punishment seized them, and they were unjust.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And certainly there came to them a Messenger from among them, but they rejected him, so the chastisement overtook them, while they were wrongdoers.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And indeed there has come to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they treated him as a liar, so punishment overtook them while they were wrongdoers.

Muhammad Asad

And indeed, there had come unto them an apostle from among themselves - but they gave him the lie; and therefore suffering overwhelmed them while they were thus doing wrong [to themselves].

Muhammad Musin Khan

And verily, there had come unto them a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from among themselves, but they denied him, so the torment overtook them while they were Zalimun (polytheists and wrong- doers, etc.).

Muhammad Pickthall

And verily there had come unto them a messenger from among them, but they had denied him, and so the torment seized them while they were wrong-doers.

Muhammad Sarwar

A Messenger from their own people came to them and they called him a liar. Torment struck them because of their injustice.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And certainly there came to them a Messenger from among them, but they rejected him, so the punishment overtook them while they were unjust.

Rashad Khalifa

A messenger had gone to them from among them, but they rejected him. Consequently, the retribution struck them for their transgression.

Shabbir Ahmed

A Messenger came to them from among themselves, but they denied him. And so the torment seized them since they used to wrong themselves by doing wrong to others.