سورة الحَجّ
Surah Al-Hajj 22:48
The Pilgrimage · Verse 48 of 78
وَكَأَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ
Abdul Mannan Omar
And so many (people of) townships were given to wicked ways but I respited them long. Then I took them to task and to Me alone shall be the return (of all of them).
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And to how many populations did I give respite, which were given to wrong-doing? in the end I punished them. To me is the destination (of all).
Ahmed Ali
To how many habitations did We give respite, though given to wickedness, and then seized them. To Me they had to come back in the end.
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Ali Unal
(Let them not hasten you to bring on them Our punishment.) How many a township that was given up to wrongdoing have I given respite to, but then seized them (when they persisted in unbelief and injustices); and to Me is the homecoming.
Daryabadi
And how many a city did give reins to, While it wronged itself, then took hold of it! and unto Me is the return.
Faridul Haque
And to many a township did I give respite although they were oppressors; then I seized them; and towards Me is the return.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And how many a town to which I gave respite while it was unjust, then I seized it! And to Me is the return.
Maulvi Sher Ali
And how many a city I have respited, while it was given to wrongdoing. Then I seized it, and unto ME is the return.
Muhammad Asad
And to how many a community that was immersed in evildoing have I given rein for a while! But then I took it to task: for with Me is all journeys' end!
Muhammad Musin Khan
And many a township did I give respite while it was given to wrong-doing. Then (in the end) I seized it (with punishment). And to Me is the (final) return (of all).
Muhammad Pickthall
And how many a township did I suffer long though it was sinful! Then I grasped it. Unto Me is the return.
Muhammad Sarwar
To how many unjust towns have We given respite and then sized with torment. To Me do all things return.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And how many a town to which I gave respite while it was unjust, then I overtook it, and to Me is the return.
Rashad Khalifa
Many a community in the past committed evil, and I led them on for awhile, then I punished them. To Me is the ultimate destiny.
Shabbir Ahmed
(“As you sow, so shall you reap”, is an unwavering law, as evidenced by the rise and fall of nations.) How many communities have gone before, whom I gave respite although they were transgressors, but then I (My Law of Requital) seized them. For with Me is the end of all journeys.