سورة الکهف
Surah Al-Kahf 18:59
The Place of Refuge · Verse 59 of 110
وَتِلْكَ الْقُرَىٰ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِمْ مَوْعِدًا
Abdul Mannan Omar
And these are townships (of the people committed to punishment), We destroyed them when they committed inequities and wrong. And We appointed a fixed time for their destruction.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Such were the populations we destroyed when they committed iniquities; but we fixed an appointed time for their destruction.
Ahmed Ali
As for these habitations, We destroyed them only when they transgressed; even so We had fixed a time for their annihilation.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
And (that was the case with) all those townships that We destroyed when they were given to wrong. We had surely appointed a time fixed for their destruction.
Daryabadi
And these cities! We destroyed them when they did wrong, and We had appointed for their destruction a tryst.
Faridul Haque
And these towns - We destroyed them when they committed injustice, and We had set an appointed time for their destruction.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And these towns -- We destroyed them when they did wrong. And We have appointed a time for their destruction.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And these towns - WE destroyed them when they committed iniquities. And WE appointed a time for their destruction.
Muhammad Asad
as [was the case with all] those communities that We destroyed when they went on and on doing wrong for We had set a time-limit for their destruction.
Muhammad Musin Khan
And these towns (population, 'Ad, Thamud, etc.) We destroyed when they did wrong. And We appointed a fixed time for their destruction.
Muhammad Pickthall
And (all) those townships! We destroyed them when they did wrong, and We appointed a fixed time for their destruction.
Muhammad Sarwar
We only destroyed the inhabitants of certain towns when they had committed injustice and did not repent before Our deadline.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And (as for) these towns, We destroyed them when they acted unjustly, and We have appointed a time for their destruction.
Rashad Khalifa
Many a community we annihilated because of their transgressions; we designated a specific time for their annihilation.
Shabbir Ahmed
Our Law of Requital annihilated many communities when they went on and on with their unjust systems. They were all given a due period of respite (in order to make amends) and We set up a time-limit for their annihilation.