Quran with English_Maududi translation - Surah Ar-Ra‘d ayat 32 - الرَّعد - Page - Juz 13
﴿وَلَقَدِ ٱسۡتُهۡزِئَ بِرُسُلٖ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ فَأَمۡلَيۡتُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ثُمَّ أَخَذۡتُهُمۡۖ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ ﴾
[الرَّعد: 32]
﴿ولقد استهزئ برسل من قبلك فأمليت للذين كفروا ثم أخذتهم فكيف كان﴾ [الرَّعد: 32]
| Abdel Haleem Many messengers before you [Muhammad] were mocked, but I granted respite to the disbelievers: in the end, I took them to task- how terrible My punishment was |
| Abdul Hye And indeed many Messengers were mocked before you (O Muhammad), but I granted respite to those who disbelieved, then I seized them. So how (terrible) was My punishment |
| Abdullah Yusuf Ali Mocked were (many) messengers before thee: but I granted respite to the unbelievers, and finally I punished them: Then how (terrible) was my requital |
| Abdul Majid Daryabadi And assuredly mocked were apostles before thee; then I respited those who disbelieved; thereafter took hold of them; so of what wise hath been My requital |
| Ahmed Ali Many an apostle have they mocked before you; but I allowed the unbelievers respite, then I seized them. How severe was My punishment then |
| Aisha Bewley Messengers before you were mocked. I gave those who were kafir a little more time and then I seized them. How terrible was My retribution |
| A. J. Arberry Messengers indeed were scoffed at before thee, and I respited the unbelievers; then I seized them -- and how was my retribution |
| Ali Quli Qarai Apostles were certainly derided before you. But then I gave respite to those who were faithless, then I seized them; so how was My retribution |