Surah Al-Hajj — Verse 48
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وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
Wakaayyin min qaryatin amlaytu lahawahiya thalimatun thumma akhathtuhawa-ilayya almaseer
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh International
And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
To many a town steeped in wrongdoing I gave more time and then struck them down: they all return to Me in the end.
Marmaduke Pickthall
And how many a township did I suffer long though it was sinful! Then I grasped it. Unto Me is the return.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And to how many populations did I give respite, which were given to wrong-doing? in the end I punished them. To me is the destination (of all).
Mufti Taqi Usmani
And how many towns were there to whom I allowed respite, while they were wrongdoers, then I seized them. And to Me is the final return.
Al-Hilali & Khan
And many a township did I give respite while it was given to wrong-doing. Then (in the end) I seized it (with punishment). And to Me is the (final) return (of all).
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
How many towns did I respite at first though they were steeped in iniquity, and then I seized them! To Me are all destined to return.