Az-Zumar 39:50

Those before them said it, but what they had earned did not avail them.

Those before them said it, but what they had earned did not avail them.

People before them said the same thing, but what they earned didn't help them at all.

People before them said the same thing, but all they earned didn't help them at all.

Those before them said the same, yet what they used to earn availed them nothing.

Those before them said the same, but their gains were of no benefit to them.

Those before them said the same, but their gains were of no benefit to them.

Those before them had already said it, but they were not availed by what they used to earn.

Verily, those before them said it, yet (all) that they had earned availed them not.

It was already said by those before them1, but all what they earned was of no avail to them,

Thus did the (generations) before them say! But all that they did was of no profit to them.

Those before them said it, yet (all) that they had earned availed them not;

Those who preceded them said the same thing but they gained nothing from what they did;

Their predecessors also said the same, but their earnings proved of no avail to them,

Those who were before them [also] said that, but what they used to earn did not avail them.

Qad qalaha allatheena min qablihim fama aghna AAanhum ma kanoo yaksiboona