Quran 28:78
قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُۥ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عِندِىٓ ۚ أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ أَهْلَكَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ مَنْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ قُوَّةً وَأَكْثَرُ جَمْعًا ۚ وَلَا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذُنُوبِهِمُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
| EnglishTalal Itani | He said, “I was given all this on account of knowledge I possess.” Did he not know that Allah destroyed many generations before him, who were stronger than he, and possessed greater riches? But the guilty will not be asked about their sins. |
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| EnglishPickthall, 1930 | He said: I have been given it only on account of knowledge I possess. Knew he not that Allah had destroyed already of the generations before him men who were mightier than him in strength and greater in respect of following? The guilty are not questioned of their sins. |
| TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935 | Ben ona, sırf bendeki bir ılim sayesinde nâil oldum dedi, Allahın ondan evvel o kurûn içinden kuvvetçe ondan daha şiddetli ve cem'ıyyetce daha kesretli nice kimseleri helâk etmiş olduğunu bilmiyormuydu? Mücrimler günahlarından suâl de olunmaz |
| FrenchKazimirski, 1840 | — Ce que j’ai, je l’ai obtenu par la science que je possède seul. — Ne savait-il pas que Dieu avait déjà détruit avant lui tant de générations d’hommes plus redoutables par leur force et plus considérables par leur nombre ? |
| DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French | Hij antwoordde: Ik heb deze rijkdommen slechts ontvangen, om de kennis, die met mij is. Wist hij niet, dat God vóór hem reeds onderscheiden geslachten had vernietigd, die machtiger dan hij in sterkte waren en grooteren overvloed van rijkdommen hadden verzameld? En den zondaren zal niet gevraagd worden, hunne misdaden te ontdekken. |
| ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French | Ho ottenuto (tutto quel che ho) dalla scienza che posseggo io solo. Non sapeva forse che Dio aveva distrutto prima di lui tante generazioni d’uomini più terribili per la loro forza, e più considerevoli per il lor numero? |