We have sent already unto peoples that were before thee, and We visited them with tribulation and adversity, in order that they might grow humble. — Al An'aam 6:42 Pin
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وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَمٍۢ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ

We have sent already unto peoples that were before thee, and We visited them with tribulation and adversity, in order that they might grow humble.

Al An'aam 6:42

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“We have sent already unto peoples that were before thee, and We visited them with tribulation and adversity, in order that they might grow humble.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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