سورة صٓ
Surah Sâd 38:3
The Truthful God · Verse 3 of 88
كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوْا وَلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ
Abdul Mannan Omar
(Do they not see that) We have destroyed so many generations before them? (They did not care to listen to the warning at first) then (later) they cried (for help) but the time for escape had passed.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
How many generations before them did We destroy? In the end they cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved!
Ahmed Ali
How many generations have We destroyed before them who cried (for mercy) when it was too late for escape.
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Ali Unal
We destroyed before them many generations (who likewise willfully persisted in unbelief and opposition). (In the end) they called out for help but only when it was too late for the punishment (they had earned) to be canceled.
Daryabadi
How many a generation have We destroyed afore them, and they cried when there was not time of fleeing.
Faridul Haque
Many a generation We did destroy before them – thereupon they cried out whereas it is not the time to escape!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
How many a generation We destroyed before them, then they cried when there was no longer time for escape!
Maulvi Sher Ali
How many a generation have WE destroyed before them ! they cried out for help, but it was no longer the time for escape.
Muhammad Asad
How many a generation have We destroyed before their time (for this very sin]! And [how] they called [unto Us] when it was too late to escape!
Muhammad Musin Khan
How many a generation We have destroyed before them, and they cried out when there was no longer time for escape!
Muhammad Pickthall
How many a generation We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was no longer the time for escape!
Muhammad Sarwar
How many ancient generations did We destroy? (On facing Our torment) they cried out for help, but it was too late for them to escape.
Muhammed ali Shakir
How many did We destroy before them of the generations, then they cried while the time of escaping had passed away.
Rashad Khalifa
Many a generation before them we annihilated. They called for help, in vain.
Shabbir Ahmed
How many a generation have We (Our Law of Requital) wiped out before them, and they cried out when it was too late to escape.