Surah 77 · verse 16
Al-Mursalat 77:16
Sign in to listenأَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الْأَوَّلِينَ
a-lam nuhlik al-awwalin
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 13Verse 16 Verse 17
لِيَوْمِ الْفَصْلِ
For the Day of Judgement.
Verse 14وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ
And what can make you know what is the Day of Judgement?
Verse 15وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الْأَوَّلِينَ
Did We not destroy the former peoples?
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الْآخِرِينَ
Then We will follow them with the later ones.
Verse 18كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ
Thus do We deal with the criminals.
Verse 19وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
Woe, that Day, to the deniers.