50. Surah Qaf, Verse 36

And how many a generation before them have We destroyed They were stronger in power, and they had dominated the land. Did they find any sanctuary

(All this is the Law of Requital. ) And how many a generation We annihilated before them, of greater might than theirs! But, then they wandered on the face of the earth asking, "Is there a place of refuge?"

And how many a generation We destroyed before them stronger than them in might! And they penetrated into the land; had they any place of refuge?

And how many a generation before them have We destroyed? They were stronger in power, and they had dominated the land. Did they find any refuge?

How many a generation before them have We destroyed? They were stronger in power, and they had dominated the land. Did they find any sanctuary?

How many generations before them We destroyed who had greater force than them and scoured many lands! Did they find any way of escape?

Many a generation before them, who were more powerful, we annihilated. They searched the land; did they find an escape?

How many generations have We destroyed before them who were mightier in power than they. Then they searched throughout the land to see if there was a way of escape.

And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?

AND HOW MANY a generation have We destroyed before those [who now deny the truth] people of greater might than theirs; but [when Our chastise­ment befell them, ] they became wanderers on the face of the earth, seeking no more than a place of refuge

And how many a generation We destroyed before them, who were mightier than these in prowess so that they overran the lands! Had they any place of refuge (when the judgment came)?

How many generations before them -the Meccans-, mightier than them in power, did We destine to destruction, and how soon did their mightiness meet misery! They wandered about not knowing where, in quest of a means of escaping death, but is there any!

I (God) have destroyed many nations before them. They were much stronger (not only in their own land) and had brought other nations under their domination. Where can then these (weak people) find a refuge (if God decides to punish them)?

And how many a generation We have destroyed before them who were stronger in power than they. And (when Our Torment came), they ran for a refuge in the land! Could they find any place of refuge (for them to save themselves from destruction)?

But how many generations before them did We destroy (for their sins),- stronger in power than they? Then did they wander through the land: was there any place of escape (for them)?

˹Imagine˺ how many peoples We destroyed before them, who were far mightier than them. Then ˹when the torment came,˺ they ˹desperately˺ sought refuge in the land. ˹But˺ was there any escape?

And how many a generation We have destroyed before them who were stronger than these in their grip on power, and they searched out the cities. Was there any place (for them) to escape?

We have destroyed even mightier generations before these disbelievers, who travelled through [many] lands- was there any escape?

How many a generation We destroyed before them that was stronger in valour than they, then they searched about in the land; was there any asylum?

How many a generation have we destroyed before them, mightier than they in prowess! Pass through the land, is there any refuge?

And how many a generation did We destroy before them who were mightier in prowess than they. Then they wander through (or overrun) the land; but was there for them a place of refuge (when the Judgment came)?

And how many a generation We caused to perish before them (who) were more valiant in assault than they, so that they overran the lands; (yet) had they any evasion (from Us)?

How many generations have We destroyed before the Meccans, which were more mighty than they in strength? Pass, therefore, through the regions of the earth, and see whether there be any refuge from our vengeance?

And how many generations before them did We destroy (for their sins)— (Though) they were stronger in power than them? And they wandered through the land: Was there any place of escape (for them)?

So many (a guilty) generation, who were mightier than these people in prowess, have We destroyed (for their wrongs) before them. They journeyed from land to land (to escape). (But We seized them with Our punishment.) Was there any asylum (for them) to take refuge?

How many generations We have destroyed before them, who were stronger than these, insomuch that they ransacked the towns?! Is there any escape [from Allah’s punishment]?