Quran 28:59
وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يَبْعَثَ فِىٓ أُمِّهَا رَسُولًا يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا ۚ وَمَا كُنَّا مُهْلِكِى ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ إِلَّا وَأَهْلُهَا ظَـٰلِمُونَ
| EnglishTalal Itani | Your Lord never destroys cities without first sending a messenger in their midst, reciting to them Our revelations. And We never destroy the cities, unless their people are wrongdoers. |
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| EnglishPickthall, 1930 | And never did thy Lord destroy the townships, till He had raised up in their mother(-town) a messenger reciting unto them Our revelations. And never did We destroy the townships unless the folk thereof were evil-doers. |
| TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935 | Hem rabbın memleketleri, ana noktasında kendilerine âyetlerimizi okur bir Resul göndermedikçe helâk edici değiller, hem de biz o memleketleri hep ahalisinin zulümleri halinde helâk etmişizdir |
| FrenchKazimirski, 1840 | Ton Seigneur n’a jamais détruit de villes qu’il n’eût d’abord envoyé à leur métropole un apôtre chargé de lui rappeler ses commandements. Nous n’avons exterminé que les villes dont les habitants étaient impies. |
| DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French | Maar uw Heer verwoestte deze steden niet, dan nadat hij een profeet naar de hoofdstad had gezonden, om hun onze teekenen te herinneren. Ook verwoestten wij die steden niet, dan nadat de inwoners hunnen profeet hadden mishandeld. |
| ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French | Il tuo Signore non ha mai distrutte città prima d’avervi mandato un apostolo a ricordar loro i suoi comandamenti. Noi non abbiamo esterminate che le città i di cui abitanti erano empj. |
