46. Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 18
اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ الَّذ۪ينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ ف۪ٓي اُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِۜ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا خَاسِر۪ينَ
Ola-ika allatheena haqqaAAalayhimu alqawlu fee umamin qad khalat min qablihim minaaljinni wal-insi innahum kanoo khasireen
Those are people of whom the statement about the nations, both of jinn and men, who passed away before them, has also proved true; truly they were the lost.
- Progressive Muslims
These are the ones against whom the retribution has been deserved in nations who had come before them of humans and Jinn; they are the losers.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Such are the ones against whom the Word came to pass among the previous generations of the rural and the urban. Verily, they will be lost!
- Sam Gerrans
Those are they upon whom the word concerning the communities of the domini and the servi which passed away before them became binding; they were losers.
- The Monotheist Group
These are the ones against whom the retribution has been deserved in nations who had come before them of mankind and Jinn; they are the losers.
- Edip-Layth
These are the ones against whom the retribution has been deserved in nations who had come before them of humans and Jinn; they are the losers.
- Aisha Bewley
Those are people of whom the statement about the nations, both of jinn and men, who passed away before them, has also proved true; truly they were the lost.
- Rashad Khalifa
Such are the ones stamped as disbelievers among every generation of jinns and humans; they are losers.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
They are those on whom the sentence of God would be justified as on communities of jinns and men before them. They will surely perish.
- Sahih International
Those are the ones upon whom the word has come into effect, [who will be] among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.
- Muhammad Asad
It is [such as] these upon whom the sentence [of doom] will fall due, together with the [other sinful] communities of invisible beings and humans that have passed away before their time. Verily, they will be lost:
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Such are those on whom the Word concerning nations of the jinn and mankind which have passed away before them hath effect. Lo! they are the losers.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
Such persons among preceding generations of the Jinn and mankind were born to it; it was their destiny to suffer loss and such destiny has been fulfilled
- Bijan Moeinian
Disbelieving men and extra-terrestrials (Jinns) with such an attitude are already sentenced to punishment. Indeed they are the losers.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
They are those against whom the Word (of torment) is justified among the previous generations of jinn and mankind that have passed away. Verily, they are ever the losers.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Such are they against whom is proved the sentence among the previous generations of Jinns and men, that have passed away; for they will be (utterly) lost.
- Mustafa Khattab
These are the ones against whom the fate of earlier communities of jinn and humans has been justified, ˹for˺ they were truly losers.
- Taqi Usmani
Such are the people on whom the word (of punishment) has come true along with the communities of the Jinn and the humans that have passed before them. Surely they were losers.
- Abdul Haleem
The verdict has been passed on such people, along with all the communities that went before them, jinn and human: they are lost.
- Arthur John Arberry
such men are they against whom has been realized the Word concerning nations that passed away before them, men and jinn alike; they were losers.
- E. Henry Palmer
There are those against whom the sentence was due amongst the nations who have passed away before them of ginns and men; verily, they have been the losers;
- Hamid S. Aziz
These are they against whom the word has proved true among nations of the jinn and mankind that have already passed away before them; surely they are losers.
- Mahmoud Ghali
Those are they against whom the Saying has come true among nations that already passed away even before them, of the jinn and humankind (alike); surely they were losers.
- George Sale
These are they whom the sentence passed on the nations which have been before them, of genii and of men, justly fitteth: They shall surely perish.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
They are those (persons) against whom is given the sentence among the earlier generations of jinns' and men, that have passed away; Surely, they will be (totally) lost.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
Such are the people against whom the sentence of punishment becomes due along with the communities of the jinn (- houghty) and (ordinary) people that preceded them. Of course, they were the losers.
- Ali Quli Qarai
Such are the ones against whom the word became due concerning the nations that have passed away before them of jinn and humans. They were indeed the losers.