Al-Ahqaf 46:27

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وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُمْ مِنَ الْقُرَىٰ وَصَرَّفْنَا الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

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We have destroyed many townships around you, and diversified the signs, so that they may return.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

We have destroyed many townships around you, and diversified the signs, so that they may return.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

We destroyed many towns around you, and We showed them many signs, so that they might turn back to Allah.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

We have destroyed towns around you, and We explained Our signs in many ways, so they may return to the right path.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

We destroyed the towns around you, and We varied the verses so that they might turn back.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

We have destroyed many societies around you, and We diversified the signs, so that they may return.

Community • Allah

We have destroyed many societies around you, and We diversified the signs, so that they may return.

Community • God

And We have already destroyed what surrounds you of [those] cities, and We have diversified the signs [or verses] that perhaps they might return [from disbelief].

Saheeh International

And indeed We have destroyed towns (populations) round about you, and We have (repeatedly) shown (them) the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in various ways that they might return (to the truth and believe in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism).

Hilali and Khan

We have certainly destroyed some towns around you and had given them numerous signs, so that they might return [from disbelief].

Rowwad Translation Center

We destroyed aforetime populations round about you; and We have shown the Signs in various ways, that they may turn (to Us).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And verily We have destroyed townships round about you, and displayed (for them) Our revelation, that haply they might return.

Marmaduke Pickthall

We have also destroyed other towns that once [flourished] around you, We had given them various signs so that they might return [to the right path],

Wahiduddin Khan

Surely We destroyed many a town around you. We sent Our Messages to them repeatedly and in diverse forms that they may eschew (their evil ways) and return (to Allah).

Abul A'la Maududi

Certainly We have destroyed the towns that were around you, and We have variously paraphrased the signs so that they may come back.

Ali Quli Qarai

Walaqad ahlakna ma hawlakum mina alqura wasarrafna alayati laAAallahum yarjiAAoona

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