Say, “Roam the earth, and observe the fate of those who came before. Most of them were idolaters.”
Ar-Rum 30:42
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قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُشْرِكِينَ
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Say, “Roam the earth, and observe the fate of those who came before. Most of them were idolaters.”
Say, "Travel around the earth, and see what happened to the people who lived before. Most of them worshiped others besides Allah."
Say, "Travel through the earth, and see what happened to those who lived before you — most of them worshiped others besides Allah."
Say, “Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those before. Most of them were idolaters.”
Say, “Travel through the earth, and observe the final fate of those who came before. Most of them were polytheists.”
Say, “Travel through the earth, and observe the final fate of those who came before. Most of them were polytheists.”
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Travel through the land and observe how was the end of those before. Most of them were associators [of others with Allāh].
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Travel in the land and see what was the end of those before (you)! Most of them were Mushrikûn (polytheists, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah)."
Say, “Travel through the land and see how was the end of those who came before – most of them associated partners with Allah.”
Say: "Travel through the earth and see what was the end of those before (you): Most of them worshipped others besides Allah."
Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): Travel in the land, and see the nature of the consequence for those who were before you! Most of them were idolaters.
Say, "Journey through the land, and see how those before you met their end -- most of them, ascribed partners with God."
(O Prophet), say: “Traverse in the earth and see what was the end of those who went before you: most of them associated others with Allah in His Divinity.”
Say, ‘Travel over the land, and see how was the fate of those who were before [you], most of whom were polytheists.’
Qul seeroo fee alardi faonthuroo kayfa kana AAaqibatu allatheena min qablu kana aktharuhum mushrikeena