Quran 43:8

فَأَهْلَكْنَا أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ بَطْشًا وَمَضَى مَثَلُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Ahmad Ali

So We destroyed far more powerful (nations) than they. The example of earlier people is there.

Ali Qarai

So We destroyed those who were stronger than these, and the example of the former peoples has already come to pass.

Amhad Khan

We therefore destroyed the people who were more forceful than these, and the example of the earlier ones has already gone by.

Arberry

so We destroyed men stronger in valour than they, and the example of the ancients passed away.

Corpus Quran

Then We destroyed stronger than them (in) power and has passed (the) example (of) the former (people).

Daryabadi

Wherefore We destroyed peoples mightier than these in prowess; and there hath gone forth the example of the ancients.

Hilali & Khan

Then We destroyed men stronger (in power) than these, and the example of the ancients has passed away (before them).

Maududi

We utterly destroyed them although they were greater in might than these. The examples of ancient peoples have gone before.

Muhammad Sarwar

We destroyed the strongest among them in power. The stories of the ancient people have already been mentioned.

Muhammad Shakir

Then We destroyed those who were stronger than these in prowess, and the case of the ancients has gone before,

Pickthall

Then We destroyed men mightier than these in prowess; and the example of the men of old hath gone (before them).

Qaribullah

so We destroyed those who were mightier in courage than they. And the example of the ancients has passed away.

Sahih Intl

And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.

Talal Itani

We destroyed people more powerful than they, and so the example of the ancients has passed away.

Wahihuddin Khan

so We destroyed those who were mightier than these; such was the example of the earlier peoples.

Yusuf Ali

So We destroyed (them)- stronger in power than these;- and (thus) has passed on the Parable of the peoples of old.