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Quran 20:128

Surah Taha (Ta-Ha), verse 128 of 135 · Juz 16

أَفَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَـٰكِنِهِمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلنُّهَىٰ

Translations of Quran 20:128
EnglishTalal Itani

Is it not instructive to them, how many generations before them We destroyed, in whose settlements they walk? Surely in that are signs for people of understanding.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Is it not a guidance for them (to know) how many a generation We destroyed before them, amid whose dwellings they walk? Lo! therein verily are signs for men of thought.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Daha onları şu irşad etmedi mi? Ki kendilerinden evvel nice kurûn helâk etmişiz, onların meskenlerinde yürüyüp duruyorlar, her halde bunda ıbret alacak aklı olanlar için çok âyetler var

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Les infidèles ignorent-ils combien de générations nous avons anéanties avant eux ? Ils foulent la terre qu’elles habitaient. Il y a dans ceci des signes pour les hommes doués d’intelligence.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Is het den bewoners van Mekka niet bekend, hoeveel geslachten wij vóór hen hebben verdelgd, in wier woonplaatsen zij wandelen? Waarlijk, hierin zijn teekenen gelegen voor hen, die met verstand zijn begaafd.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ignorano forse (gl’infedeli) quante generazioni abbiamo annientate di loro? essi calpestano la terra che quelle hanno abitata. Vi sono in ciò dei segni per chi è dotato d’intendimento.

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