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Quran 27:34

Surah An-Naml (The Ant), verse 34 of 93 · Juz 19

قَالَتْ إِنَّ ٱلْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا۟ قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوٓا۟ أَعِزَّةَ أَهْلِهَآ أَذِلَّةً ۖ وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ

Translations of Quran 27:34
EnglishTalal Itani

She said, “When kings enter a city, they devastate it, and subjugate its dignified people. Thus they always do.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

She said: Lo! kings, when they enter a township, ruin it and make the honour of its people shame. Thus will they do.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Doğrusu, dedi: mülûk bir memlekete girdiler mi onu perişan ederler ve ehalisinin azîz olanlarını zelîl kılarlar, evet, böyle yaparlar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

— Lorsque les rois entrent dans une ville, dit la reine, ils ravagent et font de ses plus considérables citoyens les plus misérables. C’est ainsi qu’ils agissent.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij zeide: Waarlijk, als de koningen eene stad met geweld binnentrekken, plunderen zij die en vernederen hare machtigste inwoners en zoo zullen dezen met ons handelen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Quando i Re entrano in una città (disse la Regina) devastano, e fanno de’ suoi più considerevoli cittadini i più miserabili. E così che agiscono.

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