We have indeed sent (apostles) to many a people before you, and inflicted upon them hardships and afflictions so that they might submit.
And We have indeed sent Noble Messengers towards the nations that were before you – We therefore seized them with hardship and adversity so that, in some way, they may humbly plead.
Indeed We sent to nations before thee, and We seized them with misery and hardship that haply they might be humble;
And, indeed, We sent Our messages unto people before thy time, [O Prophet,] and visited them with misfortune and hardship so that they might humble themselves:
And assuredly We sent apostles unto communities before thee; then We laid hold of them with adversity and distress, that haply they may humble themselves.
Verily, We sent (Messengers) to many nations before you (O Muhammad SAW). And We seized them with extreme poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss in health with calamities so that they might believe with humility.
We sent messengers to communities before you, and We afflicted them with suffering and hardship, that they may humble themselves.
And We did indeed send Messengers to other nations before you and then We seized those nations with misfortune and hardship so that they might humble themselves (before Us).
Verily, We sent (Messengers) to many nations before you. And We seized them with extreme poverty and loss of health so that they might believe with humility.
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.
We have certainly sent [apostles] to nations before you, then We seized them with stress and distress so that they might entreat [Us].
Before you We sent forth to other nations, and then seized them with misery and hardship so that they might humble themselves.
And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muhammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].
We had sent (Our guidance) to the nations who lived before you and afflicted them with distress and adversity so that they might submit themselves (to God).
And certainly We sent (apostles) to nations before you then We seized them with distress and affliction in order that they might humble themselves.
Walaqad arsaln<u>a</u> il<u>a</u> omamin min qablika faakha<u>th</u>n<u>a</u>hum bi<b>a</b>lbas<u>a</u>i wa<b>al</b><u>dd</u>arr<u>a</u>i laAAallahum yata<u>d</u>arraAAoon<b>a</b>
We sent messengers before you [Prophet] to many communities and afflicted their people with suffering and hardship, so that they might humble themselves.
Before thee We sent (messengers) to many nations, and We afflicted the nations with suffering and adversity, that they might learn humility.