Study Mode · Ayah 38:3
Surah Sad · 38:3
كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ
Kam ahlaknaa min qablihim min qarnin fanaadaw wa laata heena manaas
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English translations
Saheeh International
How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.
Yusuf Ali
How many generations before them did We destroy? In the end they cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved!
Pickthall
How many a generation We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was no longer the time for escape!