Messengers before you were ridiculed, but I granted the disbelievers respite, and then I seized them. What a punishment it was!
Ar-Ra'd 13:32
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وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ
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Messengers before you were ridiculed, but I granted the disbelievers respite, and then I seized them. What a punishment it was!
Messengers before you were laughed at too. I gave the disbelievers some time, then I punished them. How terrible My punishment was!
Messengers before you were laughed at, but I gave the disbelievers time, then I seized them. How terrible was My punishment!
Messengers before you were mocked, and I gave the disbelievers respite, then I seized them — so how was My punishment?
Messengers before you were ridiculed, but I delayed the disbelievers, and then I seized them. What a retribution it was!
Messengers before you were ridiculed, but I delayed the disbelievers, and then I seized them. What a retribution it was!
And already were [other] messengers ridiculed before you, and I extended the time of those who disbelieved; then I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.
And indeed (many) Messengers were mocked at before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم), but I granted respite to those who disbelieved, and finally I punished them. Then how (terrible) was My punishment!
There were messengers before you who were ridiculed, but I gave respite to those who disbelieved, then I seized them. How [terrible] was My chastisement!
Mocked were (many) messengers before thee: but I granted respite to the unbelievers, and finally I punished them: Then how (terrible) was my requital!
And verily messengers (of Allah) were mocked before thee, but long I bore with those who disbelieved. At length I seized them, and how (awful) was My punishment!
Other messengers were also mocked before you; but though I granted respite to those who denied the truth, at last I seized them, and how awful was My punishment.
Surely the Messengers before you were ridiculed, but I always initially granted respite to those who disbelieved, and then I seized them (with chastisement). Then, how awesome was My chastisement!
Apostles were certainly derided before you. But then I gave respite to those who were faithless, then I seized them; so how was My retribution?
Walaqadi istuhzia birusulin min qablika faamlaytu lillatheena kafaroo thumma akhathtuhum fakayfa kana AAiqabi