وَلَقَدْ And verily walaqad We destroyed ahlaknā the generations l-qurūna before you min before you qablikum when lammā they wronged ẓalamū and came to them wajāathum their Messengers rusuluhum with clear proofs bil-bayināti but not wamā they were kānū to believe liyu'minū Thus kadhālika We recompense najzī the people l-qawma (who are) criminals l-muj'rimīna
And We had already destroyed generations before you when they wronged, and their messengers had come to them with clear proofs, but they were not to believe. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.
ثُمَّ Then thumma We made you jaʿalnākum successors khalāifa in fī the earth l-arḍi after them min after them baʿdihim so that We may see linanẓura how kayfa you do taʿmalūna
Then We made you successors in the land after them so that We may observe how you will do.