The Quran

سورة النَّمل

Surah Al-Naml 27:52

The Tribe of Naml-Namlites · Verse 52 of 93

فَتِلْكَ بُيُوتُهُمْ خَاوِيَةً بِمَا ظَلَمُوا ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

So their houses are lying deserted over there because of their acting unjustly. Indeed, in this (episode) there is a great sign for a people who would know.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Now such were their houses, - in utter ruin, - because they practised wrong-doing. Verily in this is a Sign for people of knowledge.

Ahmed Ali

So these their habitations lie deserted now because of their iniquities. Verily there is a sign in this for those who understand.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Those then are their houses, all lying in utter ruins because they were lost in wrongdoing. Surely in this is a sign (an important lesson) for a people seeking knowledge.

Daryabadi

So yonder are their houses overturned, for they did wrong. Verily, herein is a sign unto a people who know.

Faridul Haque

So these are their houses fallen flat, the recompense of their injustice; indeed in this is a sign for people who know.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So those are their houses fallen own because they were iniquitous. Surely there is a sign in this for a people who know.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And yonder are their houses fallen down because of their wrongdoing. In that verily is a Sign for a people who have knowledge.

Muhammad Asad

and [now] those dwellings of theirs are empty, [ruined] as an outcome of their evil deeds.

Muhammad Musin Khan

These are their houses in utter ruin, for they did wrong. Verily, in this is indeed an Ayah (a lesson or a sign) for people who know.

Muhammad Pickthall

See, yonder are their dwellings empty and in ruins because they did wrong. Lo! herein is indeed a portent for a people who have knowledge.

Muhammad Sarwar

Those are their empty houses which We ruined because of their injustice. In this there is evidence (of the truth) for the people of knowledge.

Muhammed ali Shakir

So those are their houses fallen down because they were unjust, most surely there is a sign in this for a people who know.

Rashad Khalifa

Here are their homes utterly ruined, because of their transgression. This should be a lesson for people who know.

Shabbir Ahmed

And now their dwellings are empty, ruined, as a result of their violation of human rights. Herein, is a sign for those who make use of what they learn.