Surah Al-Anbya — Verse 95
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وَحَرَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ
Waharamun AAalaqaryatin ahlaknaha annahum la yarjiAAoon
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
And it is prohibited to [the people of] a city which We have destroyed that they will [ever] return
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
No community destroyed by Us can escape its return,
Marmaduke Pickthall
And there is a ban upon any community which We have destroyed: that they shall not return.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
But there is a ban on any population which We have destroyed: that they shall not return,
Mufti Taqi Usmani
It is banned for (the people of) a town that We destroyed that they come back
Al-Hilali & Khan
And a ban is laid on every town (population) which We have destroyed that they shall not return (to this world again, nor repent to Us).
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
It has been ordained against every town that We ever destroyed that they shall not return (to enjoy a new lease of life)