We sent messengers to communities before you, and We afflicted them with suffering and hardship, that they may humble themselves.
Al-An'am 6:42
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وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَىٰ أُمَمٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ بِالْبَأْسَاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ
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We sent messengers to communities before you, and We afflicted them with suffering and hardship, that they may humble themselves.
We sent messengers to people before you, and We tested them with hard times and troubles, so they might become humble and pray.
We sent messengers to communities before you, and We tested them with hardship and suffering, so they may humble themselves.
We sent messengers to nations before you, and We seized them with hardship and adversity so that they might humble themselves.
We sent messengers to communities before you, and We afflicted them with misfortunes and hardships, so that they may be humbled.
We sent messengers to communities before you, and We afflicted them with misfortunes and hardships, so that they may be humbled.
And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muḥammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].
Verily, We sent (Messengers) to many nations before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). And We seized them with extreme poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss in health (with calamities) so that they might humble themselves (believe with humility).
We sent messengers to nations before you and seized them with poverty and hardship, so that they may humble themselves.
Before thee We sent (messengers) to many nations, and We afflicted the nations with suffering and adversity, that they might learn humility.
We have sent already unto peoples that were before thee, and We visited them with tribulation and adversity, in order that they might grow humble.
We sent messengers before you [Prophet] to many communities and afflicted their people with suffering and hardship, so that they might humble themselves.
And We did indeed send Messengers to other nations before you and then We seized those nations with misfortune and hardship so that they might humble themselves (before Us).
We have certainly sent [apostles] to nations before you, then We seized them with stress and distress so that they might entreat [Us].
Walaqad arsalna ila omamin min qablika faakhathnahum bialbasai waalddarrai laAAallahum yatadarraAAoona