سورة الأحقاف، الآية ٢٧
وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَصَرَّفْنَا ٱلْـَٔايَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ٢٧
walaqad ahlaknā mā ḥawlakum mina l-qurā waṣarrafnā l-āyāti laʿallahum yarjiʿūna
And We have already destroyed what surrounds you of [those] cities, and We have diversified the signs [or verses] that perhaps they might return [from disbelief].
Verse 27 of Surah Al-Ahqaf (46:27), a Meccan surah, is in juz 26, on page 505 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.
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And I destroyed the cities around you, O people of Makkah; I destroyed Ad, Thamud, the people of Lot and the people of Madyan, and I gave them different proof and evidence, in the hope they will return from their disbelief.
We have certainly destroyed some towns around you and had given them numerous signs, so that they might return [from disbelief].
And indeed We have destroyed towns (populations) round about you, and We have (repeatedly) shown (them) the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in various ways that they might return (to the truth and believe in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism).
And verily We have destroyed townships round about you, and displayed (for them) Our revelation, that haply they might return.
We destroyed aforetime populations round about you; and We have shown the Signs in various ways, that they may turn (to Us).
And certainly We destroyed the towns which are around you, and We repeat the communications that they might turn.
And indeed We already caused whatever towns around you to perish; and We propounded the signs, that possibly they would return.
