even though a short while ago, [just] before it was sent down upon them, they had abandoned all hope

although they had utterly lost hope just before it was sent down to them.

even though, before it was sent down upon them they were in despair.

wa-in kānū min qabli an yunazzala ʿalayhim min qablihi lamub'lisīn

And certainly they were, from before [that] it was sent down upon them, from before it, surely in despair.

even though a short while ago, [just] before it was sent down upon them, they had abandoned all hope

Though before that, even before it was sent down upon them, they were in despair

Even though, before they received (the rain) - just before this - they were dumb with despair

although they had utterly lost hope just before it was sent down to them.

even though, before it was sent down upon them they were in despair.

though before thatbefore it was sent down upon them they were in despair

Though they were before this, before it was sent down upon them, confounded in sure despair

And, truly, they had been—even before it is sent down on them—before that, ones who are seized with despair.

even if before it fell on them, they had felt disheartened.

surely before that (rain) is sent down upon them, they were in despair.

though previously, before it was sent down upon them, they had been in despair

And truly, they were before (the stage) that it may be sent unto them — even from (much) before this, they were surely those who go in despair

though before its coming they may have lost all hope

Although they were before this—before it was sent down upon them—in despair

And decidedly before that, before it was sent down on them, they had been indeed dumbfounded

at the rainfall, though before that they had been in despair

even though they were absolutely hopeless before it was sent down to them

Even though before that, before it was sent down upon them, they were in despair

Prior to it, they may have given up hope before the rain actually pours down

And verily, even though, before they received (the rain)— just before this— they were full of sorrow

Although they were, before it was sent down upon them - before that, in despair

Even though just before He sent it down to them, they were in despair

though before it is sent they may have lost all hope

Even though before it was sent down upon them, before that, they were surely despairing

Although before it came down they were despondent

even though before He sent it down on them they were in despair.

Even though a short while before, just before it was sent down upon them, they had been in despair

and indeed they had, before it was sent down upon them, been despondent earlier

Though they were before this, even before it was sent down upon them, in sure despair

even though they were hopeless before it was sent down on them

Even though before they received the rain, just before this, they were in despair

Before it was sent down, they were in despair.

although before that they were given to despair

Even though just before He sent it down to them, they were in despair

And they were indeed in despair, before it (the rain) was sent down upon them,

Though before it was sent down upon them, they had shattered their hopes.

Before it fell on them, they had resorted to despair.

though before its coming they had despaired

Though they were before this, before it was sent down upon them, in sure despair

And that truly they were from before that (E) it be made to descend on them, from before it, confused/dumbfounded (E)

His servants who were desperate for rain become happy

Although they had lost hope before it was sent down upon them

Though before that - before it was sent down upon them -they were in despair

Although they were in despair before the rainfall upon them

Though shortly before it was sent down upon them they were in a state of despondency

And verily before that (rain), just before it was sent down upon them, they were in despair

although before it was sent down on them before that they had been in despair

although before it was sent down unto them, before such relief, they were despairing

although before it was sent down upon them they were before then confused

Even they who before it was sent down to them, were in mute despair

though before its coming they had lost all hope

Just before receiving the rain, however, they were surely in despair.

even if before it fell on them, they had felt disheartened.

even though a short while ago, before it was sent down upon them, they had abandoned all hope.

Whereas before this (the rain – knowledge) came to them, they were confounded (unable to tell the difference between the reality and falsity).

Although before it was sent down on them before that they had been in despair

Albeit before it rained they had lost hope and nursed despair

though before it was sent down on them, (just) before it, they were in despair.

Even though, before they received (the rain) - just before this - they were dumb with despair

And certainly they were, before [that] it was sent down upon them, [before it], surely in despair