Quran 11 : 68

As if not they (had) prospered therein. No doubt, indeed, Thamud disbelieved (in) their Lord, so away with Thamud.
كَأَن
Kaan
لَّمْ
Llam
يَغْنَوْا۟
Yaghnawa
فِيهَآ
Fīhaa
أَلَآ
Aalaa
إِنَّ
Iinna
ثَمُودَا۟
Thamūdā
كَفَرُوا۟
Kafarūa
رَبَّهُمْ
Rabbahum
أَلَا
Aalā
بُعْدًا
Buʿdana
لِّثَمُودَ
Llithamūda

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

It is as if they had never lived there. For Thamud rejected their Lord. So away with Thamud.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

As if they had never dwelt and flourished there. Ah! Behold! for the Thamud rejected their Lord and Cherisher! Ah! Behold! removed (from sight) were the Thamud

Wahiduddin Khan

as if they had never dwelt there. The Thamud denied their Lord; cursed are the tribe of Thamud

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

As if they had never prospered therein. Unquestionably, Thamud denied their Lord; then, away with Thamud

The Wise Quran

As though they had not dwelt therein. Lo, indeed, Thamud disbelieved their Lord. Lo, away with Thamud.

The Study Quran

as though they had never dwelt there. Behold! Truly Thamud disbelieved in their Lord. Behold! Away with Thamud

Talal Itani (2012)

As if they had never prospered therein. Indeed, Thamood rejected their Lord, so away with Thamood

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

As if they had never flourished there. Thamud denied their Lord, so away with Thamud!

T.B.Irving

It was just as if they had never prospered there. Had not Thamud disbelieved in their Lord? Was it not: "Away with Thamud!"?

Syed Vickar Ahamed

As if they had never lived and grown up happily there. Verily! Because the Samood (Thamud) rejected their Lord and Cherisher! The Samood (Thamud) were removed (and banished from sight)

Sher Ali

As though they had never dwelt therein. Remember ! The Thamud believed not in their Lord. So away with the tribe of Thamud

Shakir

As though they had never dwelt in them; now surely did Samood disbelieve in their Lord; now surely, away with Samood

Shabbir Ahmed

As if they had never lived there. Oh, verily, Thamud had denied their Lord. Oh, away with the Thamud

Samy Mahdy

As if they had never enriched themselves therein. Verily, that Thamud disbelieved their Lord, verily away for Thamud.

Safi Kaskas

as though they had never lived there. Thamud denied their Lord, so away with Thamud.

Rashad Khalifa

It was as if they never lived there. Indeed, Thamoud have rejected their Lord. Absolutely, Thamoud have incurred their annihilation.

N J Dawood 2014

as though they had never prospered there. Thamūd denied their Lord. Gone are Thamūd

Mustaqim

As if they had not prospered in them, indeed Thamud rejected their Lord, so away with Thamud.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

as if they had never lived there. Surely Thamûd denied their Lord, so away with Thamûd!

Musharraf Hussain

as though they never existed. Listen, Thamud rejected their Lord. So away with Thamud

MunirMezyed2023

As if they had never lived therein. Indubitably, (the people of) ‘Thamūd acted impiously towards their Lord. Behold! Deprived of divine clemency were (the people of) ‘Thamūd.

Munir Mezyed

As if they had not dwelt therein. Indubitably, (the people of) ‘Thamūd’ acted impiously towards their Lord. Behold! Deprived of divine clemency were (the people of ) ‘Thamūd’.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

as though they had never lived there. Lo! The people of Thamud disbelieved their Lord. Lo! Ruined were the people of Thamud

Muhammad Sarwar

as though they had never existed. The people of Thamud denied the existence of their Lord. How distant from the mercy of God had the people of Thamud gone

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

As though they had not dwelt there. Lo! Thamud disbelieved in their Lord. A far removal for Thamud

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

As if they had not flourished in it. Verily, Thamud surely disbelieved their Lord. Verily, away with Thamud

Muhammad Asad

as though they had never lived there. Oh, verily, [the tribe of] Thamud denied their Sustainer! Oh, away with the Thamud

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

As though they did not inhabit/enrich in it, is (it) not that Thamud disbelieved (in) their Lord, is not destruction/death/curse to Thamud

Mohammad Shafi

As though they had never flourished in them. Verily, Thamood suppressed the Truth about their Lord! Verily, Thamood perished

Mir Aneesuddin

as if they had never dwelt therein. Beware ! Samood did not believe in their Fosterer, so away with the Samood.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

As though they had never dwelt therein. Now surely Thamud disbelieved in their Lord. So away with Thamud

Maududi

as though they had never lived there before. Oh, verily the Thamud denied their Lord! Oh, the Thamud were destroyed.

Linda "iLham" Barto

It became as if they had never lived there. No doubt about it! The Thamud rejected their Lord. Away with the Thamud!

John Medows Rodwell

As though they had never abode in them. What! Did not Themoud disbelieve his Lord? Was not Themoud utterly cast off

Irving/Hegab

It was just as if they had never prospered there. Had not Thamud disbelieved in their Lord? Was it not: "Away with Thamud!"?

Hilali - Khan

As if they had never lived there. No doubt! Verily, Thamood disbelieved in their Lord. So away with Thamood

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

as though they had never lived there. Indeed, Thamood disbelieved in their Lord. So, begone Thamood

Hamid S. Aziz

As though they had never dwelt therein. Behold, Thamud indeed disbelieved in their Lord. Aye! Removed were the Thamud

George Sale

as though they had never dwelt therein. Did not Thamud disbelieve in their Lord? Was not Thamud cast far away

Fode Drame

As though they had never dwelled therein. Lo! Thamud indeed disbelieved in their Lord. Lo! Away with Thamud.

Faridul Haque

As if they had never lived here; indeed the tribe of Thamud disbelieved in their Lord; away with the Thamud

Edward Henry Palmer

as though they had never dwelt therein. Did not Thamud indeed disbelieve in their Lord? Aye! away with Thamud

Dr. Munir Munshey

It was as if they had never lived in their houses. Listen! The Samoods rejected their Lord! Listen good! Samoods were hurled aside

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

As if they had never dwelled there. Remember! (The people of) Thamud denied their Lord. Beware! Far away (from mercy) are (the people of) Thamud

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

as if they dwelt not in them. No doubt, truly, Thamud were ungrateful to their Lord. Away with Thamud.

Dr. Kamal Omar

as if they never lived therein. Behold! Verily, Samud disbelieved in their Nourisher-Sustainer. Beware! Barrier (to mercy) for Samud

Corpus.Quran

As if not they (had) prospered therein No doubt indeed Thamud disbelieved (in) their Lord so away with Thamud

Bilal Muhammad 2018

As if they had never lived and flourished there. Behold, for the Thamud rejected their Lord. Behold, removed were the Thamud

Bijan Moeinian

The blast was so disastrous that you would think no one had ever lived there before. The people of Thamood did not obey their Lord; the people of Thamood were destroyed

Bakhtiari Nejad

as if they had not lived in there/them. No doubt, Thamud disbelieved in their Lord, so away with Thamud.

Arthur John Arberry

as if they never dwelt there: 'Surely Thamood disbelieved in their Lord, so away with Thamood!

Amatul Rahman Omar

As if they had never dwelt in them. Behold! Thamud behaved ungratefully to their Lord (denying His favours upon them). So away with (the tribe of) Thamud

Ali Ünal

As though they had never lived there in prosperity. Beware! The Thamud disbelieved in their Lord (and were ungrateful for His favors), so away with the Thamud

Ali Quli Qara'i

as if they had never lived there. Look! Indeed Thamud defied their Lord. Look! Away with Thamud

Aisha Bewley

It was as if they had never lived there at all. Yes indeed! Thamud rejected their Lord. So away with Thamud!

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

As though they had never dwelt therein. Listen, no doubt, Thamud denied their Lord, Ho; curse be on Thamud.

Ahmed Hulusi

It was as though they had never lived there! So know with absolute certainty that (the people of) Thamud had denied their Rabb... (Again) know with absolute certainty that falling far (from their essential reality) is for Thamud.

Ahmed Ali

As though they had never lived there at all. Beware! The people of Thamud turned away from their Lord. Beware! Accursed are the people of Thamud

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

As though they had never lived at ease therein. Lo! verily Thamud disbelieved in their Lord. Lo! away with Thamud

Abdul Hye

as if they had never lived there. No doubt! Surely, Thamud disbelieved in their Lord. So away the people of Thamud!

Abdel Haleem

as though they had never lived and flourished there. Yes, the Thamud denied their Lord- so away with the Thamud