Those who lived before them did [too] give the lie to the truth - whereupon suffering befell them without their having perceived whence it came

Those before them ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺, then the torment came upon them from where they least expected.

Those before them also denied the truth, and punishment came upon them before they realize what is happening.

kadhaba alladhīna min qablihim fa-atāhumu l-ʿadhābu min ḥaythu lā yashʿurūn

Denied those who (were) from before them, so came upon them the punishment from where not they perceive.

Those who lived before them did [too] give the lie to the truth - whereupon suffering befell them without their having perceived whence it came

Those before them denied, and so the doom came on them whence they knew not

Those before them (also) rejected (revelation), and so the Punishment came to them from directions they did not perceive

Those before them ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺, then the torment came upon them from where they least expected.

Those before them also denied the truth, and punishment came upon them before they realize what is happening.

Those before them also denied the truth, and the punishment fell on them from where they did not expect

Those before them rejected (prophets), therefore there came to them the chastisement from whence they perceived not

Those before them denied and so the punishment approached them from where they are not aware.

The ones who preceded them denied it, so torment came at them from somewhere they did not notice.

Those who also denied before them, the punishment came on them from where they did not perceive.

Those before them denied, and the punishment came upon them whence they were not aware

Those before them belied, so the torment came on them from directions and sites they do not perceive

Those who have gone before them also disbelieved, consequently, the punishment overtook them from the directions they least expected

Those before them also denied the truth, so the penalty came upon them from where they did not perceive

The ones before them cried lies; then the torment came up to them from where they were not aware

Those who lived before them had also rejected Our revelations. Thus, the torment struck them and they did not even realize where it came from

Those before them had also rejected (the messengers) and consequently, the punishment came upon them in a way that they had never imagined

Those who lived before their times, also denied the Truth. So the punishment befell them from directions they could have not imagined

The earlier people had rejected. As a result, punishment came to them from where they least expected

(There were) those who rejected (the Message) before them and so (for them) the punishment came to them from directions they did not expect

Those before them denied, and punishment came upon them from where they did not perceive

Those before them have denied, and thus the retribution came to them from where they did not perceive

Others before them also disbelieved, and the punishment fell on them unawares

Those before them belied, wherefore the torment came on them whence they knew not

Those before them had denied, then punishment had overtaken them is from a quarter they did not suspect

Those before them also denied the truth and the punishment came upon them from where they did not expect.

Those before them denied (the Revelation), and so the punishment came upon them without their having perceived from where it came

Those who were before them impugned [the apostles], whereat the punishment overtook them whence they were not aware

Those before them (also) denied (the prophets or the revelation, the message), therefore there came to them the chastisement from whence they perceived not

Those before them (also) denied, so the punishment came upon them from where they did not realize

Those before them also rejected it, and so the punishment came to them from directions they did not perceive

Others before them also disbelieved, and they were unaware of where the punishment came from.

Their predecessors gave the lie to the Truth and then chastisement came upon them from whence they could not imagine

Those before them have denied, and thus the retribution came to them from where they did not perceive.

The peoples that lived before them denied the Truth. Then the punishment came upon them from where they knew not

Those before them belied so torment came upon them whence they knew not.

Others before them have disbelieved and, consequently, the retribution afflicted them whence they never expected.

Those who went before them also belied, then Our punishment overtook them from where they were unaware

Those before them denied, so the chastisement came to them from whence they perceived not

Those from before them lied/denied/falsified, so the torture came to them from where/when they do not feel/know/sense

Many a people before them also chose to disobey. They got what they deserved when they least expect it

Those before them had denied, therefore the punishment came to them from a place they did not know

Those, who were before them, rejected Our Messengers, so the punishment came upon them whence they knew not

The people who passed before them rejected (the Messengers), so the torment came upon them whence they had no perception

Their predecessors also cried lies (to their Messengers of God,) so that (Our) punishment came upon them from quarters they little perceived

Those before them belied, and so the torment came on them from directions they perceived not

Those that were before them cried lies, then the chastisement came upon them from whence they were not aware

Those who were before them, accused their apostles of imposture; wherefore a punishment came upon them from whence they expected it not

Those before them called the (prophets) liars, and the torment came to them from whence they perceived it not

They who were before them said it was a lie; but a punishment came upon them whence they looked not for it

Those who have gone before them also disbelieved, so that the scourge overtook them unawares

Those before them rejected, and so the punishment came to them from directions they did not perceive.

The ones who preceded them denied it, so torment came at them from somewhere they did not notice.

Those who lived before them also disbelieved, and so suffering befell them from where they could not perceive.

Those before them denied and suffering came to them from a place of which they were not aware.

Those before them (had also) denied, so they did not perceive from where the punishment came to them.

Similarly behaved those who preceded them and they were seized with a ruinous punishment they neither knew how it happened nor whence it came

Those before them (also) rejected (revelation), and so the Punishment came to them from directions they did not perceive

Denied those who (were) before them, so came upon them the punishment from where not they perceive