And We know those of you who go forward, and We know those who lag behind.
Al-Hijr 15:24
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وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ
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And We know those of you who go forward, and We know those who lag behind.
We know who lived before you, and We know who will come later.
We know exactly who came before you, and We know exactly who will come later.
We have known those among you who came before, and We have known those who came after.
And We know those among you who advance, and We know those who lag behind.
And We know those among you who advance, and We know those who lag behind.
And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].
And indeed, We know the first generations of you who had passed away, and indeed, We know the present generations of you (mankind), and also those who will come afterwards.
We surely know those of you who have gone before and those who are yet to come.
To Us are known those of you who hasten forward, and those who lag behind.
And verily We know the eager among you and verily We know the laggards.
We know those who lived before you and those who will come after you.
Surely We know those of you who have passed before and those who will come later.
Certainly We know the predecessors among you and certainly We know the successors,
Walaqad AAalimna almustaqdimeena minkum walaqad AAalimna almustakhireena