Al-Qur'an Surah Taha Verse 51

Mufti Taqi Usmani

He said, “Then, what is the status of the earlier generations?”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Pharaoh asked, “And what about previous peoples?”

Ruwwad Translation Center

Pharaoh said, “Then what about the former [disbelieving] nations?”

A. J. Arberry

Pharaoh said, 'And what of the former generations?'

Abdul Haleem

He said, ‘What about former generations?’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

He said: then what happened to the former generations?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(Pharaoh) said; "What then is the condition of previous generations?"

Abul Ala Maududi

Pharaoh asked: "Then, what is the state of the former generations?"

Ahmed Ali

(The Pharaoh) said: "And what about the former generations?"

Ahmed Raza Khan

Said Firaun, “What is the state of the former generations?”

Ali Quli Qarai

He said, ‘What about the former generations?’

Ali Ünal

(The Pharaoh) said: "Then, what is the case with the earlier generations (all of whom have passed away, how are they recompensed for their beliefs and deeds)?"

Amatul Rahman Omar

(Pharaoh) said, `What will be the fate of the former generations (who did not believe in these things)?´

English Literal

He said: "So what (about the) affair/condition (of) the first/beginning generations/centuries ?"

Faridul Haque

Said Firaun, "What is the state of the former generations?"

Hamid S. Aziz

He said, "Our Lord is He who gave everything its form, nature and existence, then guided it right."

Hilali & Khan

[Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said: "What about the generations of old?"

Maulana Mohammad Ali

He said: Our Lord is He Who gives to everything its creation, then guides (it).

Mohammad Habib Shakir

He said: Then what is the state of the former generations?

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

He said: What then is the state of the generations of old?

Muhammad Sarwar

He then asked, "What do you know about the past generations?"

Qaribullah & Darwish

He (Pharaoh) asked: 'How was it then, with the former generations'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

[Fir`awn] said: "What about the generations of old"

Wahiduddin Khan

Pharaoh asked, "What about the previous generations?"

Talal Itani

He said, “What about the first generations?”

Tafsir jalalayn

He, Pharaoh, said, `So what of, the status [of], the generations, the communities, of old?', such as the people of Noah, Hd, Lot and Slih, with regard to their having worshipped graven images.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

(Fir`awn) said;"What about the generations of old!"

The most correct opinion concerning the meaning of this, is that when Musa informed Fir`awn that his Lord Who sent him is the One Who creates, sustains, ordains and guides, Fir`awn began to argue, using the previous generations as a proof. He was referring to those people of old who did not worship Allah. In other words, "If the matter is as you say, then what happened to those people! They did not worship your Lord. Instead they worshipped other gods besides Him.