Quran 15:13 — Al-Hijr, verse 13
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They will not believe in it. That was what happened with the peoples of long ago,
لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ ۖ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ سُنَّةُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
lā yu'minūna bihi waqad khalat sunnatu l-awalīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- they believe not in it, though the wont of the ancients is already gone.
- Muhammad Asad
- who do not believe in it, although the way which those [evildoers] of olden times had to go has long been within their ken.
- Sahih International
- They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَاlā | Not | — |
| 2 | يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūna | they believe | أمن |
| 3 | بِهِۦ ۖbihi | in it | — |
| 4 | وَقَدْwaqad | and verily | — |
| 5 | خَلَتْkhalat | have passed | خلو |
| 6 | سُنَّةُsunnatu | the way(s) | سنن |
| 7 | ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna | (of) the former (people) | أول |