And never have We destroyed any community [for its wrongdoing] unless a divine writ had (previously] been made known to it

We have never destroyed a society without a destined term.

We have never destroyed a town unless it had a known decree.

wamā ahlaknā min qaryatin illā walahā kitābun maʿlūmu

And not We destroyed any town but (there was) for it a decree known.

And never have We destroyed any community [for its wrongdoing] unless a divine writ had (previously] been made known to it

And We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for it

Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand

We have never destroyed a society without a destined term.

We have never destroyed a town unless it had a known decree.

We have never destroyed a township without a definite decree having been issued

And never did We destroy a town but it had a term made known

And We caused not a town to perish but there was for it a known prescription.

We have never wiped out any town unless it had [received] a known term;

And Allah did not destroy a town but there was a known decree for it.

Never did We destroy a town, but that it had a known decree

And we have not destroyed any of the town but (there is available) for it Kitâbun M‘auloomun

Never did We destroy a town whose term of life was not ordained beforehand

We have never destroyed a town unless it had a set time

And in no way did We cause any town to perish except that it had a known (prescribed) Book

We never destroyed any town without pre-ordaining the fate of its people

We did not destroy any town without having a pre-determined time for it

And Our Law of Requital annihilated no community or township before the period of respite was over (13:38)

We never destroy any locality except in accordance with a preordained scheme and time-plan

And We never destroyed a population that did not have a term already decided (written) and allocated

And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree

We have not destroyed any town except that it had an appointed time

Never have We destroyed a community that did not have a set time

And We have not destroyed a town but there was therefor a decree known

Not one habitation have We destroyed but at the time determined for it

We did not destroy any city without it having a set time.

And We did not destroy any township unless it had a known and recorded decree

We did not destroy any town but that it had a known term

We never did destroy a community but there was a fixed term decreed for it

We did not destroy any town unless there was a known writing/verdict for it

Never did We destroy a population that did not have a term decreed that We did not assign beforehand

We have never destroyed a town until its appointed time;

Whenever We destroyed a town, a definite term had previously been decreed for it

Wehave not destroyed any town except that it had an appointed time.

And never did We destroy any population, but only when it had reached its known destiny

And the town We destroyed it had a writing known

We never annihilated any community, except in accordance with a specific, predetermined time.

We never destroyed a village whose term had not already been decreed

And never did We destroy a town but it had a decree made known

And We did not destroy from a village/urban city , except and for it (is) a known Book

Every town which God destroyed, was given a prescribed time for re-thinking and repentance (as a sign of God’s mercy.

And every dwelling that We destroyed, had a known decree for it

And never a town have WE destroyed but there was for it a known decree

And never have We destroyed any township, except that there was for them a known inscription (law, which they violated and met their fate)

And never did We destroy a township but it had a decree made known

And never did We destroy a township but there was a known decree for it

Never a city have We destroyed, but it had a known decree

We have not destroyed any city, but a fixed term of repentance was appointed them

We never destroyed a city without it had its noted doom

We never destroyed a city whose term was not perfixed

Never have We destroyed a city whose term of life was not ordained and known beforehand

We never destroyed a population that did not have a set time.

We have never wiped out any town unless it had [received] a known term;

Never have We destroyed any community unless divine revelations have been made known to it.

And We did not destroy any region that was not already decreed.

And never did We destroy a township, but it had a known decree.

We never destroyed a city, a people or a nation arbitrarily but according to a justified act. There and then their end is being predetermined and unalterably decreed

And We did not destroy any city but at the known prescription (of the time which was destined) for it (earlier).

Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand

And not We destroyed any town but (there was) for it a decree known