وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِىٍّ فِى ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wakam arsalnaa min nabiyyin fee l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635wakam ʾarsalnā min nabiyyin fī l-ʾawwalīna
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How many a prophet did We send to the ancients?
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
How many a prophet did We send among the men of old
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
How many prophets have we sent amongst those of yore
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Yet how many prophets sent we among those of old
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And how many prophets have We sent among those of old
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Sa e sa pejgamberë kemi dërguar te popujt e lashtë,
আর আমি পূর্বেকার জাতিদের মাঝে বহু নবী পাঠিয়েছিলাম।
A koliko smo Mi prijašnjim narodima vjerovjesnika poslali
A koliko smo Mi prijašnjim narodima vjerovjesnika poslali
Ɗuuɗii e Annabaaɓe ɓe Min nuli e adinooɓe ɓeen.
და რამდენი წინასწარმეტყველი წარვგზავნეთ წინა თაობებში,
Und wie viele Propheten haben Wir zu den früheren (Gemeinschaften) gesandt!
Πόσους Προφήτες στείλαμε στα προηγούμενα έθνη!
और कितने ही नबी हमने पहले लोगों में भेजे।
E quanti profeti abbiamo mandato tra gli antichi!
6. Ir kiek Pranašų Mes siuntėme iš senųjų žmonių.
Nabiyyoota meeqaatama erginee jirra Warra duraa keessatti.
И скольких пророков Мы уже посылали к прежним поколениям!
А колико смо Ми претходим народима послали веровесника,
Na Manabii wangapi tuliwatuma kwa watu wa zamani!
Och hur många profeter har vi inte redan sänt till tidigare folk!
Biz, öncekiler arasında nice peygamberler gönderdik.
اور ہم نے اگلے لوگوں میں بھی کتنے ہی نبی بھیجے.
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وَإِنَّهُۥ فِىٓ أُمِّ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innahu fee ummi l-kitaabi ladaynaa la'aliyyun hakeem
DIN 31635waʾinnahu fī ʾummi l-kitābi ladaynā laʿaliyyun ḥakīmun
And it is with Us, in the Source Book, sublime and wise.
And Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive
And it is in the Mother of the Book with us,- high and wise
And it is a transcript of the archetypal Book, kept by us; it is lofty, filled with wisdom
And it is certainly written in the original book, kept with Us, being sublime and full of wisdom
أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّسْرِفِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)afanadribu 'ankumu dh-dhikra safhan an kuntum qawman musrifeen
DIN 31635ʾafanaḍribu ʿankumu ḏ-ḏikra ṣafḥan ʾan kuntum qawman musrifīna
Shall We hold back the Reminder from you, since you are a transgressing people?
Shall We utterly ignore you because ye are a wanton folk
Shall we then push aside from you the Reminder, because ye are a people who are extravagant
Shall we then turn aside this warning from you because ye are a people who transgress
Shall We therefore turn away from you the admonition, and deprive you thereof, because ye are a people who transgress
43:6 — the verse above
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ya'teehim min nabiyyin illaa kaanoo bihi yastahzi'oon
DIN 31635wamā yaʾtīhim min nabiyyin ʾillā kānū bihi yastahziʾūna
No messenger came to them, but they ridiculed him.
And never came there unto them a prophet but they used to mock him
and there never came to them a prophet but they did mock at him
But no prophet came to them whom they made not the object of their scorn
And no prophet came unto them, but they laughed him to scorn
فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'ahlaknaa ashadda minhum batshan wamadaa mathalu l-'awwaleen
DIN 31635faʾahlaknā ʾašadda minhum baṭšan wamaḍā maṯalu l-ʾawwalīna
We destroyed people more powerful than they, and so the example of the ancients has passed away.
Then We destroyed men mightier than these in prowess; and the example of the men of old hath gone (before them)
then we destroyed them - more valiant than these; and the example of those of yore passed away
Wherefore we destroyed nations mightier than these Meccans in strength; and the example of those of old hath gone before
Wherefore We destroyed nations who were more mighty than these in strength; and the example of those who were of old, hath been already set before them
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِيٍّ فِي الْأَوَّلِينَ
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