Saad 38:3
The letter Saad · ayah 3 of 88
كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍۢ فَنَادَوا۟ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍۢ
Kam ahlakna min qablihim min qarninfanadaw walata heena manas
"How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"How many generations We have destroyed before them! They all cried out, once it was too late, for escape."
Pickthall (classic)+
"How many a generation We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was no longer the time for escape!"
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"How many generations before them did We destroy? In the end they cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved!"