We have already gripped them with suffering, but they did not surrender to their Lord, nor did they humble themselves.
Al-Mu'minun 23:76
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وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَاهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ فَمَا اسْتَكَانُوا لِرَبِّهِمْ وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُونَ
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We have already gripped them with suffering, but they did not surrender to their Lord, nor did they humble themselves.
We punished them, but they didn't become humble before their Lord, and they didn't pray to Him.
We already punished them, but they didn't humble themselves before their Lord, nor did they pray sincerely.
We had already seized them with punishment, yet they did not humble themselves before their Lord, nor did they plead.
We had already gripped them with suffering, but they did not yield to their Lord, nor did they humble themselves.
We had already gripped them with suffering, but they did not yield to their Lord, nor did they humble themselves.
And We had gripped them with suffering [as a warning], but they did not yield to their Lord, nor did they humbly supplicate, [and will continue thus]
And indeed We seized them with punishment, but they humbled not themselves to their Lord, nor did they invoke (Allâh) with submission to Him.
We have already seized them with punishment, but they did not humble themselves to their Lord, nor did they supplicate in humility,
We inflicted Punishment on them, but they humbled not themselves to their Lord, nor do they submissively entreat (Him)!-
Already have We grasped them with punishment, but they humble not themselves unto their Lord, nor do they pray,
We seized them with the punishment, but they did not surrender to their Lord, nor will they humble themselves
(They are such) that We seized them with chastisement (and yet) they did not humble themselves before their Lord, nor do they entreat
We have already seized them with punishment, yet they did not humble themselves before their Lord, nor will they entreat [Him for mercy]
Walaqad akhathnahum bialAAathabi fama istakanoo lirabbihim wama yatadarraAAoona