Quran with British translation - Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 66 - البَقَرَة - Page - Juz 1
﴿فَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا نَكَٰلٗا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهَا وَمَا خَلۡفَهَا وَمَوۡعِظَةٗ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ ﴾
[البَقَرَة: 66]
﴿فجعلناها نكالا لما بين يديها وما خلفها وموعظة للمتقين﴾ [البَقَرَة: 66]
| Mohammad Habib Shakir So We made them an example to those who witnessed it and those who came after it, and an admonition to those who guard (against evil) |
| Mohammad Shafi We set it then as an exemplary punishment for those present at that time and for those who lived thereafter. And We made it a lesson for the pious |
| Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall And We made it an example to their own and to succeeding generations, and an admonition to the Allah-fearing |
| Mufti Taqi Usmani Thus, We made it a deterrent for those around and (those who came) after them - and a lesson for the God-fearing |
| Muhammad Asad and set them up as a warning example for their time and for all times to come, as well as an admonition to all who are conscious of God |
| Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali So We made it (i.e. the city "and its population") an (exemplary) torture for their own (Literally: between its two hands) and what is behind it (i.e. succeeding "generations") and an admonition for the pious |
| Muhammad Sarwar in order to set up an example for their contemporaries and coming generations and to make it a reminder for the pious |
| Muhammad Taqi Usmani Thus, We made it a deterrent for those around and (those who came) after them — and a lesson for the God-fearing |
| Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition So We made their fate an example to present and future generations, and a lesson to the God-fearing |
| Mustafa Khattab God Edition So We made their fate an example to present and future generations, and a lesson to the God-fearing |
| N J Dawood We made their fate an example to their own generation and to those that followed them, and a lesson to the righteous |
| Safi Kaskas We made them a warning for their time and for all times to come and an example for those that are mindful of God |