And We have sundered them in the earth as (separate) nations. Some of them are righteous, and some far from that. And We have tried them with good… — Al A'raaf 7:168 Pin
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وَقَطَّعْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أُمَمًۭا ۖ مِّنْهُمُ ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنْهُمْ دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَبَلَوْنَٰهُم بِٱلْحَسَنَٰتِ وَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

And We have sundered them in the earth as (separate) nations. Some of them are righteous, and some far from that. And We have tried them with good…

Al A'raaf 7:168

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“And We have sundered them in the earth as (separate) nations. Some of them are righteous, and some far from that. And We have tried them with good things and evil things that haply they might return.”

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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