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Quran 65:8

Surah At-Talaq (Divorce), verse 8 of 12 · Juz 28

وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ عَتَتْ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهَا وَرُسُلِهِۦ فَحَاسَبْنَـٰهَا حِسَابًا شَدِيدًا وَعَذَّبْنَـٰهَا عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا

Translations of Quran 65:8
EnglishTalal Itani

How many a town defied the command of its Lord and His messengers? So We held it strictly accountable, and We punished it with a dreadful punishment.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And how many a community revolted against the ordinance of its Lord and His messengers, and We called it to a stern account and punished it with dire punishment,

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Nice memleket (nice şenlik) Rabbının ve rasullerinin emrinden çıkıp azdı da biz onu şiddetli bir hisaba çektik ve görülmedik bir azâba giriftar eyledik.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Combien de villes se sont écartées des préceptes de Dieu et de ses apôtres ! Nous leur avons fait rendre un compte rigoureux, et nous leur avons infligé un rude châtiment.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Hoevele steden hebben zich van het bevel van hunnen Heer en zijn gezant afgewend! Daarom riepen wij hen tot eene gestrenge verantwoording, en wij kastijdden hen met eene gestrenge kastijding.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Quante città si sono allontanate dai precetti di Dio e dei suoi Apostoli! Abbiamo fatto rendere ad esse un conto rigoroso, ed abbiam loro applicato un gastigo doloroso.

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