Indeed, we used to call upon Him before. He is indeed the

﴿إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبۡلُ نَدۡعُوهُۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡبَرُّ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴾
[الطُّور: 28]

Indeed, we used to call upon Him before. He is indeed the Most Kind, the Most Merciful.”

﴿إنا كنا من قبل ندعوه إنه هو البر الرحيم﴾ [الطُّور: 28]

Mohammad Habib Shakir
Surely we called upon Him before: Surely He is the Benign, the Merciful

Mohammad Shafi
We did indeed invoke Him before. He is indeed the One Ultimate in goodness, the Merciful

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Lo! we used to pray unto Him of old. Lo! He is the Benign, the Merciful

Mufti Taqi Usmani
We used to pray to Him before. He is surely the Most-Kind, the Very-Merciful

Muhammad Asad
Verily, we did invoke Him [alone] ere this: [and now He has shown us] that He alone is truly benign, a true dispenser of grace!”

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely we used earlier to invoke Him; surely He, Ever He, is The Ever-Benign, The Ever-Merciful

Muhammad Sarwar
We had prayed to Him; He is Kind and All-merciful

Muhammad Taqi Usmani
We used to pray to Him before. He is surely the Most-Kind, the Very-Merciful

Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition
Indeed, we used to call upon Him ˹alone˺ before. He is truly the Most Kind, Most Merciful.”

Mustafa Khattab God Edition
Indeed, we used to call upon Him ˹alone˺ before. He is truly the Most Kind, Most Merciful.”

N J Dawood
for we prayed to Him in days gone by. He alone is the Beneficent One, the Compassionate.‘

Safi Kaskas
Before this, we used to pray to Him. It is He who is the Most Kind, the Merciful-to-all