The Quran

سورة مَریَم

Surah Maryam 19:59

Mary · Verse 59 of 98

فَخَلَفَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوَاتِ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا

Abdul Mannan Omar

But after them evil descendants came, who neglected prayer and pursued (their) evil passions. They are doomed to meet perdition.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But after them there followed a posterity who missed prayers and followed after lusts soon, then, will they face Destruction,-

Ahmed Ali

But they are succeeded by a generation who neglect their devotional obligations and follow only earthly pleasures; but they will reach the wrong road and meet destruction,

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Ali Unal

Then, there succeeded them generations who neglected and wasted the Prayer and followed (their) lusts, (abandoning the service of God’s cause). They will meet perdition (as their just deserts).

Daryabadi

Then there succeeded to them a posterity who neglected the prayers and followed lusts; so presently they shall meet with perdition. *Chapter:19

Faridul Haque

And after them came the unworthy successors who squandered prayer and pursued their own desires, so they will soon encounter the forest of Gai in hell.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

But there came after them an evil generation, who wasted prayers and followed lusts, so they will meet perdition,

Maulvi Sher Ali

Then there came after them an evil generation who neglected Prayer, and followed their evil desires. So they will meet destruction.

Muhammad Asad

Yet they were succeeded by generations [of people] who lost all [thought of] prayer and followed [but] their own lusts; and these will, in time, meet with utter disillusion.

Muhammad Musin Khan

Then, there has succeeded them a posterity who have given up As-Salat (the prayers) [i.e. made their Salat (prayers) to be lost, either by not offering them or by not offering them perfectly or by not offering them in their proper fixed times, etc.] and have followed lusts. So they will be thrown in Hell.

Muhammad Pickthall

Now there hath succeeded them a later generation whom have ruined worship and have followed lusts. But they will meet deception.

Muhammad Sarwar

They were succeeded by a generation who neglected their prayers and followed their worldly desires. They will certainly be lost,

Muhammed ali Shakir

But there came after them an evil generation, who neglected prayers and followed and sensual desires, so they win meet perdition,

Rashad Khalifa

After them, He substituted generations who lost the Contact Prayers (Salat), and pursued their lusts. They will suffer the consequences.

Shabbir Ahmed

But after them came generations that ruined the Salaat and started following desires. Soon they will meet utter disillusion.