Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
For, behold, in times gone by they were wont to abandon themselves wholly to the pursuit of pleasures
M. M. Pickthall
Lo! heretofore they were effete with luxur
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
For that they were wont to be indulged, before that, in wealth (and luxury)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Indeed, before this ˹torment˺ they were spoiled by luxury,
Safi Kaskas
They used to live luxuriously
Wahiduddin Khan
They had been affluent before
Shakir
Surely they were before that made to live in ease and plenty
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Truly, they had been before that ones who are given ease
T.B.Irving
They had been luxuriating before that happened
Abdul Hye
Surely, they were indulged in luxury before,
The Study Quran
Truly before that they lived in luxury
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They were indulged in luxury before that.
Talal Itani (2012)
They had lived before that in luxury
Dr. Kamal Omar
Verily, they used to be before (this stage) — those who indulge in luxury
For they lived in comfort before meeting this fate
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely they were before that (living) in ease and luxury
Muhammad Sarwar
They had lived in luxury before thi
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They were earlier in luxuries
Shabbir Ahmed
Behold, before this, they were sunk in luxury, exploiting the poor
Dr. Munir Munshey
Prior to this, they had the life of leisure and luxury
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Verily, they used to indulge, before that, in wealth (and luxury)
Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They used to be indulged in luxury before this
Abdel Haleem
Before, they overindulged in luxur
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Verily they have been heretofore affluent
Ahmed Ali
They were endowed with good thing
Aisha Bewley
Before that they were living in luxury,
Ali Ünal
Indeed, before that, they were lost in excess of pleasures (without moral scruples)
Ali Quli Qara'i
Indeed they had been affluent before this
Hamid S. Aziz
Surely they were before this made to live in ease and plenty
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Indeed, they were rich (and wealthy) before this,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Because they were accustomed to indulging, before that, with their wealth
Musharraf Hussain
In the past life they lived in luxury,
Maududi
Surely they had lived before in luxury
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They used to be indulged in luxury before this.
Mohammad Shafi
They had indeed been in luxury befor
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Which is neither cool nor Honourable.
They used to be rich.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Before they lived at ease
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely they lived before that in ease
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That they truly were before that luxuriated, ungrateful and arrogant
Bijan Moeinian
They were people who used to have an easy and comfortable life before meeting this misfortune
Faridul Haque
Indeed they were among favours before this
Sher Ali
Before this they lived in a life of ease and plenty
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
No doubt, these (inmates of Hell) lived luxuriously before this (in the world)
Amatul Rahman Omar
They, of course, lived a life of ease and abundance before this (in the present world)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Verily, before that, they indulged in luxury
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Truly they were before this in affluence.
Munir Mezyed
Verily, they were, before that, indulging in affluence,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
For they were affluent before.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Indeed, they previously indulged in luxury [in their lives on Earth].
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
They had lived before that indulging in affluence,
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
They had been luxuriating before that happened
Samy Mahdy
They were before that luxurious.
Ahmed Hulusi
Indeed, before this they were rampaging in an abundance of worldly, lustful pleasures!
Mir Aneesuddin
Before that (i.e. in the worldly life) they were well-off
Lawless and passionate was their desire for lust and luxury
The Wise Quran
Indeed they, they were affluent before that,