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Quran 38:3

Surah Sad, verse 3 of 88 · Juz 23

كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ

Translations of Quran 38:3
EnglishTalal Itani

How many generations have We destroyed before them? They cried out when it was too late to escape.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

How many a generation We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was no longer the time for escape!

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Kendilerinden evvel nicelerini helâk ettik! Çığırıştılar: Değildi fakat vaktı halâs

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Que de générations ayons-nous anéanties avant eux ! Tous ils criaient secours ; mais il n’était plus temps d’échapper au châtiment.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Hoevele geslachten hebben wij voor hen verdelgd en zij riepen om genade; maar het was geen tijd meer om aan de straf te ontkomen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Quante generazioni abbiamo distrutte prima di loro! Tutte gridavano ajuto; ma non era più tempo di sfuggire il gastigo.

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