and had already passed away
Mention (Hud) one of 'Ad's (own) brethren: Behold, he warned his people about the winding Sand-tracts: but there have been warners before him and after him: "Worship ye none other than Allah: Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Mighty Day."
Mature wisdom;- but (the preaching of) Warners profits them not.
To the People of Pharaoh, too, aforetime, came Warners (from Allah).
你纪念阿德人的弟兄吧!当时,他在沙丘警告他的宗族--在他以前和以后,有许多警告者,确已逝去了--他说:“你们应该只崇拜真主,我的确怕你们遭受重大日的刑罚。”
那是极精密的智慧;但警告是无效的,
警告确已降临法老的百姓,