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Quran 28:59

Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), verse 59 of 88 · Juz 20

وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يَبْعَثَ فِىٓ أُمِّهَا رَسُولًا يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا ۚ وَمَا كُنَّا مُهْلِكِى ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ إِلَّا وَأَهْلُهَا ظَـٰلِمُونَ

Translations of Quran 28:59
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.

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.

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