Many societies have passed away before you. So travel the earth and note the fate of the deniers.
Aal 'Imran 3:137
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قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ سُنَنٌ فَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ
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Many societies have passed away before you. So travel the earth and note the fate of the deniers.
Many things have happened to people before you, so travel around the earth and see what happened to those who didn't believe the truth.
Many ways of life have passed away before you, so travel through the land and see what happened to those who rejected the truth.
Ways of life have passed before you, so travel through the earth and see how the deniers met their end.
Many societies have passed away before you. So travel the earth, and note the fate of the deniers.
Many societies have passed away before you. So travel the earth, and note the fate of the deniers.
Similar situations [as yours] have passed on before you, so proceed throughout the earth and observe how was the end of those who denied.
Many similar ways (and mishaps of life) were faced by nations (believers and disbelievers) that have passed away before you (as you have faced in the battle of Uhud), so travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who disbelieved (in the Oneness of Allâh, and disobeyed Him and His Messengers).
There were nations that passed before you; so travel through the land and see how was the end of the deniers.
Many were the Ways of Life that have passed away before you: travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth.
Systems have passed away before you. Do but travel in the land and see the nature of the consequence for those who did deny (the messengers).
There are many examples [of the communities] that have passed away before you: travel through the land, and see what was the end of those who rejected the Truth.
Many eras have passed before you. Go about, then, in the land and behold the end of those who gave the lie to (the directives and ordinances of Allah).
Certain [Divine] precedents have passed before you. So travel through the land and observe how was the fate of the deniers.
Qad khalat min qablikum sunanun faseeroo fee alardi faonthuroo kayfa kana AAaqibatu almukaththibeena