We have tested those before them. Allah will surely know the truthful, and He will surely know the liars.
Al-'Ankabut 29:3
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وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ۖ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْكَاذِبِينَ
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We have tested those before them. God will surely know the truthful, and He will surely know the liars.
We tested those who lived before them. Allah will clearly show who is truthful, and He will clearly show who is lying.
We tested those who came before them, so Allah will clearly show who is truthful, and who is lying.
We tested those before them, and God will surely know those who are truthful and will surely know the liars.
We tested those before them. Allah certainly knows those who are thankful, and He certainly knows the liars.
We tested those before them. God certainly knows those who are thankful, and He certainly knows the liars.
But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allāh will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.
And We indeed tested those who were before them. And Allâh will certainly make (it) known (the truth of) those who are true, and will certainly make (it) known (the falsehood of) those who are liars, (although Allâh knows all that before putting them to test).
We certainly tested those who came before them. For Allah will surely make known those who are truthful and those who are liars.
We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false.
Lo! We tested those who were before you. Thus Allah knoweth those who are sincere, and knoweth those who feign.
We certainly tried those who have gone before them, so God will certainly distinguish between those who are truthful and those who are lying.
for We indeed tested those who went before them? Allah will most certainly ascertain those who spoke the truth and those who lied.
Certainly We tested those who were before them. So Allah shall surely ascertain those who are truthful, and He shall surely ascertain the liars.
Walaqad fatanna allatheena min qablihim falayaAAlamanna Allahu allatheena sadaqoo walayaAAlamanna alkathibeena