وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَ
Walaqad AAalimn a almustaqdimeena minkum walaqad AAalimn a almustakhireen a And well do We know [the hearts and deeds of all human beings - both] those who lived before you and those who will come after you;23
 - Mohammad Asad
Certainly We have full knowledge of those who have gone before you and certainly We know those who will come later.
 - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
We certainly know those who have gone before you and those who will come after 'you'.
 - Mustafa Khattab
And verily We know the eager among you and verily We know the laggards.
 - Marmaduke Pickthall
To Us are known those of you who hasten forward and those who lag behind. 1965
 - Abdullah Yusuf Ali