The Quran

سورة الإسرَاء

Surah Al-Isrâ’ 17:17

The Night-Journey · Verse 17 of 111

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مِنْ بَعْدِ نُوحٍ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِ خَبِيرًا بَصِيرًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

(In accordance with this rule of Ours) We have destroyed many a generation after Noah. And your Lord suffices as One Who is Aware and Beholder of the sins of His servants.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

How many generations have We destroyed after Noah? and enough is thy Lord to note and see the sins of His servants.

Ahmed Ali

"How many generations have We laid low after Noah, for your Lord knows and notices well enough the sins of His creatures.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

How many a generation have We (thus) destroyed after Noah! Your Lord suffices as one All-Aware and All-Seeing of the sins of His servants.

Daryabadi

How many a generation have We destroyed after Nuh; and sufficeth for the offences of His bondmen thy Lord as the Aware, the Beholder.

Faridul Haque

And many a generation We did destroy after Nooh! And Allah is Sufficient, Aware of the sins of His bondmen, the Beholder.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And how many generations did We destroy after Noah! And thy Lord suffices as being Aware and Seer of his servants

Maulvi Sher Ali

How many generations did WE destroy after Noah ! and thy Lord suffices as Knower and Seer of the sins of HIS servants.

Muhammad Asad

And how many a generation have We [thus] destroyed after [the time of] Noah!

Muhammad Musin Khan

And how many generations have We destroyed after Nuh (Noah)! And Sufficient is your Lord as an All-Knower and All-Beholder of the sins of His slaves.

Muhammad Pickthall

How many generations have We destroyed since Noah! And Allah sufficeth as Knower and Beholder of the sins of His slaves.

Muhammad Sarwar

We have destroyed many generations after the time of Noah. Your Lord is All knowing and Well Aware of the sins of His servants.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And how many of the generations did We destroy after Nuh! and your Lord is sufficient as Knowing and Seeing with regard to His servants' faults.

Rashad Khalifa

Many a generation have we annihilated after Noah. Your Lord is most efficient in dealing with the sins of His servants; He is fully Cognizant, Seer.

Shabbir Ahmed

How many generations has Our law annihilated since Noah! God suffices as the Knower and Beholder of what causes His servants to trail behind.