22.48

surah 22 - verse 48

translator's name verse
Arberry How many a city I have respited in its evildoing; then I seized it, and to Me was the homecoming.
Maududi How many towns did I respite at first though they were steeped in iniquity, and then I seized them! To Me are all destined to return.
Pickthall And how many a township did I suffer long though it was sinful! Then I grasped it. Unto Me is the return.
Sahih And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.
Yusuf Ali And to how many populations did I give respite, which were given to wrong-doing? in the end I punished them. To me is the destination (of all).