And We made them a story of the past and an example for the coming generations.
We rendered them a precedent and an example for the others.
and We made them a thing of the past, and We made them an example to later people
And We made them a thing past and an example for later generations
So We made them an advance/past (precedent), and an example/proverb to the ends/lasts/others
May this be a precedent [for those who never learn from the history] and a lesson [for those who are intelligent enough to learn a lesson.]
So We made them a bygone fable and a lesson for the latter generations
And WE made them a precedent, and an example for the coming generations
So We made them a tale and a lesson of warning for the communities to succeed
And We made them a thing of the past and an example (to take warning from) for the coming generations
And We made them a precedent (as a lesson for those coming after them), and an example to later generations