Surah An-Najm — Verse 50

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وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ

Waannahu ahlaka AAadan al-oola

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And that He destroyed the first [people of] ʿAad.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

that it was He who destroyed, in their entirety, ancient 'Ad

Marmaduke Pickthall

And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad (people),

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and that He has destroyed the earlier ‘Ād,

Al-Hilali & Khan

And that it is He (Allâh) Who destroyed the former ‘Âd (people),

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

that He it is Who destroyed the ancient 'Ad,

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

and that it is He who destroyed the ancient [tribes of] Ad