Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and that it is He who destroyed the ancient [tribes of] A
M. M. Pickthall
And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad (people)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
And He destroyed the first ˹people of˺ ’Ȃd,
Safi Kaskas
that it is He who destroyed the first people of Aad
Wahiduddin Khan
It was He who totally destroyed the former A
Shakir
And that He did destroy the Ad of ol
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and that He caused to perish the previous Ad
T.B.Irving
"Yet He wiped out the first [nation] of Ad
Abdul Hye
and that it is He Who destroyed the former Ad (people),
The Study Quran
and that He destroyed ?Ad the Forme
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And that it is He who destroyed the first Aad.
Talal Itani (2012)
And that it is He who destroyed the first Aad
Dr. Kamal Omar
And that He annihilated the initial (tribes of) ’Ad (people)
and that it is He Who destroyed the people of ‘Ad
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And that He caused to perish the earliest Aad
Muhammad Sarwar
It is He who utterly destroyed the ancient tribes of Ad
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and that He has destroyed the earlier ‘Ad
Shabbir Ahmed
- xii And that He it is Who annihilated the former tribe of Aad. (They were men of intellect but refused to establish the Divine System (7:65). A wrong system, however smartly run, is bound to collapse)
Dr. Munir Munshey
He destroyed the ´Aads´ of the former (era)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) 'Ad (people) of the old
And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aa
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And He is the One who destroyed `Aad the first
Abdel Haleem
that it was He who destroyed, in their entirety, ancient 'A
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And that He destroyed the former 'A-ad
Ahmed Ali
That it was He who destroyed the 'Ad of old
Aisha Bewley
that He destroyed ´Ad, the earlier people,
Ali Ünal
And He destroyed the former (tribe of ) ‘Ad
Ali Quli Qara'i
and that it is He who destroyed the former ‘a€d
Hamid S. Aziz
And that He did destroy the A´ad of ol
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And that He has destroyed the earlier Aad
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And that it is He Who caused to perish, the ancient ‘Ad people
Musharraf Hussain
He destroyed the first Ad
Maududi
that He it is Who destroyed the ancient ´Ad
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And He is the One who destroyed `Aad the first.
Mohammad Shafi
And that He it is Who destroyed the ancient people of AAa
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And that it is He Who destroyed the first Aad;
He is the One who annihilated ancient `Aad.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
that it was He that destroyed ancient Aa
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And that He destroyed the First ‘Ad
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And that He destroyed Aad the first/beginning
Bijan Moeinian
Know that God is the One Who destroyed the tribe of Ad [the rebellious people of Prophet Hud]
Faridul Haque
And that it is He Who earlier destroyed the tribe of Aad
Sher Ali
And that HE destroyed the first tribe of Ad
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And that He is the One Who destroyed the first (people of) ‘Ad
Amatul Rahman Omar
And that He destroyed the ancient (tribe of) `ad
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And that it is He (Allah) Who destroyed the former Ad (people)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And truly He it is who destroyed ‘Ad of the earlier times.
Munir Mezyed
He is the One Who destroyed the ancient ‘Ād
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And He destroyed ´Ad of old.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
[They witnessed] that it is He who destroyed the ancient ‘Ad…
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
and that He annihilated ancient Ād
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
"Yet He wiped out the first [nation] of Ad
Samy Mahdy
And that He is who destroyed the first Aad.
Ahmed Hulusi
And indeed, it is HU who destroyed the former Aad.
Mir Aneesuddin
and that He destroyed the ancient Aad,
And that it was He Who annihilated the ancient most powerful earlier generations of the people of 'Ad -the first Adites- and raised their cities to the ground
The Wise Quran
And that He, He destroyed 'Ad, the former,