Quran 20:51 Translations ⓘ

Ta-Ha (Ta-Ha) 20:51

قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ الْقُرُونِ الْأُولَى

Transliteration

Qala fama balu alqurooni aloola

Ahmad Ali

(The Pharaoh) said: "And what about the former generations?"

Ali Qarai

He said, ‘What about the former generations?’

Amhad Khan

Said Firaun, “What is the state of the former generations?”

Arberry

Pharaoh said, 'And what of the former generations?'

Corpus Quran

He said, "Then what (is the) case (of) the generations (of) the former."

Daryabadi

He said: then what happened to the former generations?

Hilali & Khan

[Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said: "What about the generations of old?"

Maududi

Pharaoh asked: "Then, what is the state of the former generations?"

Muhammad Sarwar

He then asked, "What do you know about the past generations?"

Muhammad Shakir

He said: Then what is the state of the former generations?

Pickthall

He said: What then is the state of the generations of old?

Qaribullah

He (Pharaoh) asked: 'How was it then, with the former generations'

Sahih Intl

[Pharaoh] said, "Then what is the case of the former generations?"

Talal Itani

He said, “What about the first generations?”

Wahihuddin Khan

Pharaoh asked, "What about the previous generations?"

Yusuf Ali

(Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?"