Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Waqi'ah Verse 45

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They were earlier in luxuries,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Indeed, before this ˹torment˺ they were spoiled by luxury,

Ruwwad Translation Center

Indeed, they used to be in luxuries before,

A. J. Arberry

and before that they lived at ease,

Abdul Haleem

Before, they overindulged in luxury

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Verily they have been heretofore affluent.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury),

Abul Ala Maududi

Surely they had lived before in luxury,

Ahmed Ali

They were endowed with good things

Ahmed Raza Khan

Indeed they were among favours before this.

Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed they had been affluent before this,

Ali Ünal

Indeed, before that, they were lost in excess of pleasures (without moral scruples);

Amatul Rahman Omar

They, of course, lived a life of ease and abundance before this (in the present world).

English Literal

That they truly were before that luxuriated, ungrateful and arrogant.

Faridul Haque

Indeed they were among favours before this.

Hamid S. Aziz

Surely they were before this made to live in ease and plenty.

Hilali & Khan

Verily, before that, they indulged in luxury,

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Neither cool nor refreshing.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Surely they were before that made to live in ease and plenty.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxury

Muhammad Sarwar

They had lived in luxury before this

Qaribullah & Darwish

Before they lived at ease,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Verily, before that, they indulged in luxury,

Wahiduddin Khan

They had been affluent before,

Talal Itani

They had lived before that in luxury.

Tafsir jalalayn

Indeed before that, in the world, they used to live at ease, enjoying [life's] comforts, never wearying themselves with [an act of] obedience,

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Verily, before that, they indulged in luxury,

meaning, in the life of the world, they were enjoying life's pleasures and satisfying their lusts, all the while ignoring what the Messengers brought to them