Ghafir 40:82

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أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوا أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ قُوَّةً وَآثَارًا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَمَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

القرآن الكريم

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Have they not journeyed through the land, and seen the outcome for those before them? They were more numerous than they, and had greater power and influence in the land. But what they had achieved availed them nothing.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

Have they not journeyed through the land, and seen the outcome for those before them? They were more numerous than they, and had greater power and influence in the land. But what they had achieved availed them nothing.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

Haven't they traveled around the earth and seen what happened to people before them? Those people were stronger, had more things, and left bigger marks on earth. But what they earned didn't help them at all.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

Haven't they traveled around the earth, and seen what happened to people before them? Those people were greater in number, stronger, and left bigger marks on earth. But all they earned didn't help them at all.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

Have they not traveled through the earth and seen what was the end of those before them? They were greater than them in number and mightier in strength and in traces upon the earth, yet what they used to earn availed them nothing.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

Have they not journeyed through the earth, and seen the outcome for those before them? They were more numerous than they, and they had greater power and influence on earth. But what they had achieved availed them nothing.

Community • Allah

Have they not journeyed through the earth, and seen the outcome for those before them? They were more numerous than they, and they had greater power and influence on earth. But what they had achieved availed them nothing.

Community • God

Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those before them? They were more numerous than themselves and greater in strength and in impression on the land, but they were not availed by what they used to earn.

Saheeh International

Have they not travelled through the earth and seen what was the end of those before them? They were more in number than them and mightier in strength, and in the traces (they have left behind them) in the land; yet all that they used to earn availed them not.

Hilali and Khan

Have they not traveled through the land to see what was the end of those who came before them? They were more in number and far superior in strength, and more impressive in marks that they left behind in the land, but all what they had earned was of no avail to them.

Rowwad Translation Center

Do they not travel through the earth and see what was the End of those before them? They were more numerous than these and superior in strength and in the traces (they have left) in the land: Yet all that they accomplished was of no profit to them.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Have they not travelled in the land to see the nature of the consequence for those before them? They were more numerous than these, and mightier in power and (in the) traces (which they left behind them) in the earth. But all that they used to earn availed them not.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Have they not travelled in the land to see the fate of those who went before them? They were more numerous and mightier and left greater traces of their power on the earth; yet all that they accomplished was of no avail to them.

Wahiduddin Khan

Did they not journey in the land that they may behold the end of those who had gone before them? They were more numerous and greater in strength and left behind more splendid traces in the land. Yet their attainments did not avail them.

Abul A'la Maududi

Have they not travelled over the land so that they may observe how was the fate of those who were before them? They were more numerous than them and were greater [than them] in power and with respect to the effects [they left] in the land. But what they used to earn did not avail them.

Ali Quli Qarai

Afalam yaseeroo fee alardi fayanthuroo kayfa kana AAaqibatu allatheena min qablihim kanoo akthara minhum waashadda quwwatan waatharan fee alardi fama aghna AAanhum ma kanoo yaksiboona

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