Al-Qur'an Surah At-Taghabun Verse 5

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Did the news of those people not come to you who disbelieved earlier, and tasted (in this world) the evil consequence of their conduct, and for them (in the Hereafter) there is a painful punishment?

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Have the stories of those who disbelieved before not reached you ˹pagans˺? They tasted the evil consequences of their doings, and they will suffer a painful punishment.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Has there not come to you the stories of those who disbelieved before you? They tasted the evil consequence of their deeds, and for them there will be a painful punishment.

A. J. Arberry

Has there not come to you the tidings of those that disbelieved before, then tasted the mischief of their action, and there yet awaits them a painful chastisement?

Abdul Haleem

[Disbelievers], have you not heard about those who disbelieved before you? They tasted the evil consequences of their conduct, and a painful torment awaits them.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Hath not the tidings reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime, and so tasted the evil consequence of their affair, and theirs will be a torment afflictive?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Has not the story reached you, of those who rejected Faith aforetime? So they tasted the evil result of their conduct; and they had a grievous Penalty.

Abul Ala Maududi

Has the news of the unbelievers of the past not reached you? (They disbelieved) and then tasted its evil consequence. A grievous chastisement awaits them.

Ahmed Ali

Has not the account of those who disbelieved before come to you, who tasted the torment of their action, and for whom is grievous punishment?

Ahmed Raza Khan

Did not the news of those who disbelieved before you reach you? So they tasted the evil outcome of their deeds, and for them is a painful punishment.

Ali Quli Qarai

Has there not come to you the account of those who were faithless before? They tasted the evil consequence of their conduct, and there is a painful punishment for them.

Ali Ünal

Have there not come to you the illustrative histories of those who disbelieved before, and therefore tasted the evil results of their deeds? And (in the Hereafter) there is for them a painful punishment.

Amatul Rahman Omar

(Disbelievers!) have you had no news of those who disbelieved in the past? They suffered the evil consequences of their conduct and for them is decreed a woeful punishment.

English Literal

Did not news/information come to you (of) those who disbelieved from before? So they tasted/experienced their matter`s/affair`s severity/bad consequences , and for them (is) a painful torture.

Faridul Haque

Did not the news of those who disbelieved before you reach you? So they tasted the evil outcome of their deeds, and for them is a painful punishment.

Hamid S. Aziz

Has there not come to you the story of those who disbelieved in olden times, then tasted the evil consequences of their conduct, and they had a painful doom?

Hilali & Khan

Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime? And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief, and theirs will be a painful torment.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Those who disbelieve think that they will not be raised. Say: Aye, by my Lord! you will certainly be raised; then you will certainly be informed of what you did. And that is easy to Allah.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Has there not come to you the story of those who disbelieved before, then tasted the evil result of their conduct, and they had a painful punishment?

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Hath not the story reached you of those who disbelieved of old and so did taste the ill-effects of their conduct, and theirs will be a painful doom.

Muhammad Sarwar

Have you not received the news about the disbelievers living before you who suffered the consequences of their deeds and will suffer a painful torment?

Qaribullah & Darwish

Have you not heard the news of those before you who disbelieved? They tasted the mischief of their action, and for them is a painful punishment.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief, and theirs will be a painful torment.

Wahiduddin Khan

Have you not heard about those who denied the truth before you and tasted the evil consequences of their conduct? They will have a painful punishment.

Talal Itani

Has the news not reached you, of those who disbelieved before? They tasted the ill consequences of their conduct, and a painful torment awaits them.

Tafsir jalalayn

Has there not come to you, O disbelievers of Mecca, the tidings, the story, of those who disbelieved before and thus tasted the evil consequences of their conduct?, [they tasted] the punishment for disbelief in this world. And there will be for them, in the Hereafter, a painful chastisement?

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

A Warning delivered through mentioning the End of the Disbelieving Nations

Informing about the past nations and the torment and disciplinary lessons that they suffered because of opposing the Messengers and denying the truth. Allah says;

أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَبَأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن قَبْلُ

Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime?

meaning, information about them and what happened to them,

فَذَاقُوا وَبَالَ أَمْرِهِمْ

And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief.

They tasted the evil consequences of their denial and sinful actions. And it refers to the punishment and humiliation they received in the life of the world,

وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ



and theirs will be a painful torment.

in the Hereafter, added to the torment they received in this life.

Allah explained why