And (that was the case with) all those townships that We destroyed when they were given to wrong. We had surely appointed a time fixed for their destruction
Our Law of Requital annihilated many communities when they went on and on with their unjust systems. They were all given a due period of respite (in order to make amends) and We set up a time-limit for their annihilation
All those nations whom We destroyed for their wrongdoings were given respite and an appointed time for their destruction
Dr. Munir Munshey
We brought to ruin all those towns because they were wicked. We fixed a specific time for the destruction (of each town)
Dr. Kamal Omar
And these were the habitations (or towns) We annihilate them when they transgressed (beyond the limits set in Al-Kitab). And we kept for their place of destruction, a fixed time
All the townships afflicted with scourge are before your eyes. When they committed wrong, We destroyed them. For the destruction of each We had set a definite term
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And We destroyed those towns when they did wrong, and We set an appointed time for their destruction
And these towns -- We destroyed them when they did wrong. And We have appointed a time for their destruction
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And those are the villages/urban cities, We destroyed them when they caused injustice/oppression, and We made/put for their death/destruction an appointment
And these are townships (of the people committed to punishment), We destroyed them when they committed inequities and wrong. And We appointed a fixed time for their destruction
These are the cities We destroyed for having wronged, and We had appointed a time for their destruction.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And (as for the people of) these towns, We destroyed them when they did wrong and We appointed a time for their destruction
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
Such were the towns of old whose inhabitants We did away with when they proved themselves wrongful of actions and We determined the point of time at which We carried this punishment into effect