The Quran

سورة الزّخرُف

Surah Al-Zukhruf 43:56

The Ornaments · Verse 56 of 89

فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِلْآخِرِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And We made them a thing of the past and an example (to take warning from) for the coming generations.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And We made them (a people) of the Past and an Example to later ages.

Ahmed Ali

And made them a precedent and example for posterity.

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Ali Unal

So We made them a thing of the past, and a precedent (in entering the Fire), and an example to later generations.

Daryabadi

And We made them a precedent and an ensample Unto those after.

Faridul Haque

So We made them a bygone fable and a lesson for the latter generations.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And We made them a thing past and an example for later generations.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And WE made them a precedent, and an example for the coming generations.

Muhammad Asad

and so We made them a thing of the past, and an example to those who would come after them.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And We made them a precedent (as a lesson for those coming after them), and an example to later generations.

Muhammad Pickthall

And We made them a thing past, and an example for those after (them).

Muhammad Sarwar

We made them become of the people of the past and an example for the coming generations.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And We made them a precedent and example to the later generations.

Rashad Khalifa

We rendered them a precedent and an example for the others.

Shabbir Ahmed

And so We made them history and an example for later generations.