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Quran 16:26

Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), verse 26 of 128 · Juz 14

قَدْ مَكَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَى ٱللَّهُ بُنْيَـٰنَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّقْفُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Translations of Quran 16:26
EnglishTalal Itani

Those before them also schemed, but Allah took their structures from the foundations, and the roof caved in on them. The punishment came at them from where they did not perceive.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Those before them plotted, so Allah struck at the foundations of their building, and then the roof fell down upon them from above them, and the doom came on them whence they knew not;

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Evet, onlardan evvelkiler hiyleler kurmuşladı, Allah da kurdukları bünyana kaidelerinden geldi de sekıf, tepelerinden üzerlerine çöktü ve azâb kendilerine duyamıyacakları cihetten geldi

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Leurs devanciers avaient agi avec ruse. Dieu attaqua leur édifice par les fondements ; le toit s’écroula sur leurs têtes, et le châtiment les surprit du côté où ils ne s’attendaient pas.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Hunne voorgangers smeedden vroeger aanslagen. God tastte hun gebouw tot in de grondslagen aan: het dak viel van boven op hen neder, en eene straf kwam over hen, van waar zij die niet verwachtten.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

I loro antenati avevano agito da furbi. Dio subissò il loro edifizio da’ fondamenti; fece crollare il tetto sui loro capi, ed il gastigo li sorprese dalla parte da cui non se l’aspettavano.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.