Say, [O Prophet], “Indeed, the former and later generations

﴿قُلۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ وَٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ﴾
[الوَاقِعة: 49]

﴿قل إن الأولين والآخرين﴾ [الوَاقِعة: 49]

Mohammad Habib Shakir
Say: The first and the last

Mohammad Shafi
Tell them, "Indeed all — the forefathers as also the later generations

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Lo! those of old and those of later time

Mufti Taqi Usmani
Say, “All the earlier and the later ones

Muhammad Asad
Say: “Verily, those of olden times and those of later times

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Say, (This is addressed to the Prophet) "Surely the earliest people and the later

Muhammad Sarwar
(Muhammad), say, "All the ancient and later generations

Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Say, .All the earlier and the later ones

Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Most certainly, earlier and later generations

Mustafa Khattab God Edition
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Most certainly, earlier and later generations

N J Dawood
Say: ‘Those from ages past, and those from latter ages

Safi Kaskas
Say, "The former and the later people

Say, [O Prophet], “Indeed, the former and later generations 56:49 British translation