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Surah 22. Al-Hajj, Ayah 44

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وَأَصْحَـٰبُ مَدْيَنَ ۖ وَكُذِّبَ مُوسَىٰ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

Waa s ha bu madyana waku thth iba moos a faamlaytu lilk a fireena thumma akha th tuhum fakayfa k a na nakeer i

and the dwellers of Madyan; and [so, too,] Moses was given the lie [by Pharaoh].⁶⁰ And [in every case] I gave rein, for a while, to the deniers of the truth: but then I took them to task - and how awesome was My denial [of them]!

- Mohammad Asad

as well as the residents of Madyan had denied their Prophets, likewise Musa (Moses) was also denied. Initially, I gave respite to all those unbelievers and then I seized them: see how terrible was My disapproval!

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

and the residents of Midian. And Moses was denied 'too'. But I delayed 'the fate of' the disbelievers 'until their appointed time' then seized them. And how severe was My response!

- Mustafa Khattab

(And) the dwellers in Midian. And Moses was denied; but I indulged the disbelievers a long while, then I seized them, and how (terrible) was My abhorrence!

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And the Companions of the Madyan people: and Moses was rejected (in the same way). But I granted respite to the Unbelievers and (only) after that did I punish them: but how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)! ²⁸²¹ ²⁸²²

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali