English translation of the verse 42 surah - Verily, We sent (Messengers) to many nations before you (O Muhammad SAW).

Surat Al-An‘am Verse No. 42: Reading and listening

Translation of the verse 42 from Surah Al-An‘am : Number of verses 165 - - page 132 - Part 7.

﴾وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَمٖ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُم بِٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ ﴿
[ الأنعام: 42]

Verily, We sent (Messengers) to many nations before you (O Muhammad SAW). And We seized them with extreme poverty (or loss in wealth) and loss in health with calamities so that they might believe with humility.

English - Sahih International

And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muhammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].

Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(6:42) And We did indeed send Messengers to other nations before you and then We seized those nations with misfortune and hardship so that they might humble themselves (before Us).

Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

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Source : Al-An‘am Verse 42: And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muhammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].