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6:42Al-An'aam · The Cattle · verse 42 of 165

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ۝٤٢
Walaqad arsalna ila omamin min qablika faakhathnahum bialbasai waalddarrai laAAallahum yatadarraAAoona
And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muḥammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].
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EnglishSaheeh International In my reader Ours to keep
And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muḥammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].
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FrançaisMuhammad HamidullahNon-commercial only
Nous avons, certes, envoyé (des messagers) aux communautés avant toi. Ensuite Nous les avons saisies par l'adversité et la détresse - peut-être imploreront-ils (la miséricorde)! -
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EspañolIsa GarcíaOurs to keep
Ya había enviado Mensajeros anteriores a ti a otras comunidades, pero [por haberlos desmentido] las castigué con miseria y enfermedades, para que así fueran humildes.
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DeutschBubenheim & ElyasOurs to keep
Wir haben ja schon zu Gemeinschaften vor dir (Gesandte) gesandt und über sie Not und Leid kommen lassen, auf daß sie unterwürfig flehen mögen.
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TürkçeDiyanet İşleriNon-commercial only
Şüphesiz ki, senden önce ümmetlere peygamberler göndermiştik; onları yalvarsınlar diye darlık ve sıkıntıya sokmuştuk.
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اردوFateh Muhammad JalandhryNon-commercial only
اور ہم نے تم سے پہلے بہت سی امتوں کی طرف پیغمبر بھیجے۔ پھر (ان کی نافرمانیوں کے سبب) ہم انہیں سختیوں اور تکلیفوں میں پکڑتے رہے تاکہ عاجزی کریں
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Bahasa IndonesiaKementerian AgamaOurs to keep
Dan sungguh, Kami telah mengutus (Rasul-rasul) kepada umat-umat sebelum engkau, kemudian Kami siksa mereka dengan (menimpakan) kemelaratan dan kesengsaraan, agar mereka memohon (kepada Allah) dengan kerendahan hati.
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Bahasa MelayuAbdullah BasmeihNon-commercial only
Dan demi sesungguhnya Kami telah utuskan Rasul-rasul kepada umat-umat yang dahulu daripadamu (lalu mereka mendustakannya), maka Kami seksakan mereka dengan kebuluran dan penyakit, supaya mereka berdoa (kepada Kami) dangan merendah diri (serta insaf dan bertaubat).
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বাংলাMuhiuddin KhanNon-commercial only
আর আমি আপনার পূর্ববর্তী উম্মতদের প্রতিও পয়গম্বর প্রেরণ করেছিলাম। অতঃপর আমি তাদেরকে অভাব-অনটন ও রোগ-ব্যধি দ্বারা পাকড়াও করেছিলাম যাতে তারা কাকুতি মিনতি করে।
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РусскийElmir KulievNon-commercial only
Мы уже отправляли посланников к народам до тебя. Мы подвергали их нищете и недугам, дабы они проявили смирение.
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中文Ma JianNon-commercial only
在你之前,我确已派遣(许多使者)去教化各民族,(他们否认使者的使命),故我以穷困和患难惩治他们,以便他们谦逊。
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فارسیRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
[ای پیامبر،] بی‌تردید، پیش از تو [نیز پیامبرانی را] به سوی امت‌ها[ی پیشین‌] فرستادیم و آنان [= امت‌ها] را به تنگدستی و ناخوشی دچار ساختیم؛ باشد که [به درگاه الهی فروتنی و] تضرع کنند.
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KiswahiliAli Muhsin Al-BarwaniOurs to keep
Na kwa yakini tulipeleka Mitume kwa kaumu zilizo kuwa kabla yako, kisha tukazitia katika dhiki na mashaka ili zipate kunyenyekea.
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Yasikudhiki, ewe Nabii, yanao kupata kwa watu wako. Kwani Sisi tuliwapeleka Mitume kabla yako kwa kaumu nyingi kabla ya umma wako huu, nao wakawaambia ni waongo. Nasi tukawapatiliza kwa adhabu zilizo wateremkia, na yaliyo wadhuru miili yao, ili walau wanyenyekee na warejee kwa Mwenyezi Mungu.
हिन्दीAzizul Haq al-UmariOurs to keep
और निःसंदेह हमने आपसे पहले कई समुदायों की ओर रसूल भेजे, फिर हमने उन्हें दरिद्रता और कष्ट के साथ पकड़ा, ताकि वे गिड़गिड़ाएँ।34
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34अर्थात ताकि अल्लाह से विनय करें और उस के सामने झुक जाएँ।
TamazightRamdane At MansourNon-commercial only
Ni$ Nuzen ed ar leoyus, uqbel ik. Nesâadda fellasen tilufa, ccqa, amar ad êiwten.
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ItalianoHamza PiccardoNon-commercial only
Già inviammo [profeti] alle comunità che ti hanno preceduto, poi le colpimmo con avversità e afflizioni, affinché divenissero umili.
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PortuguêsSamir El-HayekNon-commercial only
Antes de ti, havíamos enviado (mensageiros) a outras raças, as quais atormentamos com a miséria e a adversidade, paraque se humilhassem.
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BosanskiBesim KorkutNon-commercial only
A poslanike smo i narodima prije tebe slali i neimaštinom i bolešću ih kažnjavali ne bi li poslušni postali.
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ShqipSherif AhmetiNon-commercial only
Ne kemi dërguar (pejgamberë) edhe te popjt parateje (e derisa nuk dëgjuan), i dënuam më skamje emjerim, ashtu që të përulen.
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NederlandsSofian SiregarNon-commercial only
En voorzeker, Wij hebben inderdaad naar gemeenschappen van voot jou (Boodschappers) gestuurd en Wij hebben hen met tegenspoed en rampen getroffen. Hopelijk zullen zij nederig worden (tegenover Allah).
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SoomaaliMahmud AbduhNon-commercial only
Waxaan u Dirray (Rasuul) Ummado idinka Horreeyey waxaana ku gabanay Dhibaato iyo Cudur intay Baryaan (Eebe).
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HausaAbubakar GumiOurs to keep
Kuma lalle Mun aika zuwa ga al'ummai daga gabãninka, sai Muka kãmã su da tsanani da cũta, tsammãninsu zã su ƙanƙan da kai,
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ไทยKing Fahd ComplexNon-commercial only
และแท้จริงเราได้ส่งไปยังประชาชาติก่อนหน้าเจ้า แล้วเราก็ได้ลงโทษพวกเขา ด้วยความแร้นแค้น และการเจ็บป่วยเพื่อว่าพวกเขาจะได้นอบน้อม
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தமிழ்Jan Trust FoundationNon-commercial only
(நபியே!) உமக்கு முன்னர் இருந்த சமூகத்தாருக்கும் நாம் (நம்) தூதர்களை அனுப்பினோம்; அச்சமூகத்தாரை நோயைக் கொண்டும் வறுமையைக் கொண்டும் பிடித்தோம் - அவர்கள் பணிந்து வரும் பொருட்டு.
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日本語Saeed SatoOurs to keep
(使徒*よ、)われら*は確かに、あなた以前の共同体に(使徒*たちを)遣わした。そして(彼らが使徒*たちを嘘つき呼ばわりすると、)われら*は彼らが(われら*のみに)おそれ畏まるよう、困窮と災難で彼らを捕らえた。
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EnglishHilali & KhanOurs to keep
Verily, We sent (Messengers) to many nations before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). And We seized them with extreme poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss in health (with calamities) so that they might humble themselves (believe with humility).
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EnglishRowwad Translation CenterOurs to keep
We sent messengers to nations before you and seized them with poverty and hardship, so that they may humble themselves.
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EnglishM. M. Pickthall (1930)Non-commercial only
We have sent already unto peoples that were before thee, and We visited them with tribulation and adversity, in order that they might grow humble.
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EnglishA. Yusuf AliNon-commercial only
Before thee We sent (messengers) to many nations, and We afflicted the nations with suffering and adversity, that they might learn humility.
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Tafsir al-Muyassar
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ولقد بعثنا -أيها الرسول- إلى جماعات من الناس من قبلك رسلاً يدعونهم إلى الله تعالى، فكذَّبوهم، فابتليناهم في أموالهم بشدة الفقر وضيق المعيشة، وابتليناهم في أجسامهم بالأمراض والآلام؛ رجاء أن يتذللوا لربهم، ويخضعوا له وحده بالعبادة.
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Surah
6. Al-An'aam الأنعام
Verse
42 of 165
In the Quran
831 of 6,236
Page
Juz
7 of 30
Hizb
14 of 60 · quarter 1
Revealed
In Makkah (Meccan surah)
Sajdah
No
Words
11 in the Uthmani text
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وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ۝٤٢
And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muḥammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].
Al-An'aam 6:42 · allahservants.com/en/quran/6/42
Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani 1.1, tanzil.net. Translations: credited on each card.