Those are they upon whom the sentence is justified, among the communities that have passed away before them, of jinn and humans. They are truly losers.
Al-Ahqaf 46:18
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أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ فِي أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا خَاسِرِينَ
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Those are they upon whom the sentence is justified, among the communities that have passed away before them, of jinn and humans. They are truly losers.
These are the people who deserve punishment, just like other groups of humans and jinn who lived before them. They were the losers.
These are the ones who deserve Allah's judgment, just like the communities of humans and jinn who lived before them. They were truly losers.
Those are the ones against whom the word has come due, among nations of jinn and humans that have already passed before them. They were losers.
Those are they upon whom the verdict is justified, among communities that passed away before them, of jinn and humans. They are truly losers.
Those are they upon whom the verdict is justified, among communities that passed away before them, of jinn and humans. They are truly losers.
Those are the ones upon whom the word [i.e., decree] has come into effect, [who will be] among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.
They are those against whom the Word (of torment) is justified among the previous generations of jinn and mankind that have passed away. Verily, they are ever the losers.
Such are those upon whom the punishment has become binding, as happened to communities of Jinn and men before them, for they were truly losers.
Such are they against whom is proved the sentence among the previous generations of Jinns and men, that have passed away; for they will be (utterly) lost.
Such are those on whom the Word concerning nations of the jinn and mankind which have passed away before them hath effect. Lo! they are the losers.
It is against such as these that the word of God has proved true, along with all the communities that went before them, jinns and humans: surely they are losers.
It is against such that Allah's sentence (of punishment) has become due. They will join the communities of humans and jinn that have preceded them. Verily all of them will court utter loss.
Such are the ones against whom the word has become due, along with the nations of jinn and humans that have passed away before them. They were the losers.
Olaika allatheena haqqa AAalayhimu alqawlu fee umamin qad khalat min qablihim mina aljinni waalinsi innahum kanoo khasireena