Then after him We sent (many) messengers to their peoples: they brought them Clear Signs, but they would not believe what they had already rejected beforehand. Thus do We seal the hearts of the transgressors.
We did indeed send, before thee, messengers to their (respective) peoples, and they came to them with Clear Signs: then, to those who transgressed, We meted out Retribution: and it was due from Us to aid those who believed.
Behold, We turned towards thee a company of Jinns (quietly) listening to the Qur'an: when they stood in the presence thereof, they said, "Listen in silence!" When the (reading) was finished, they returned to their people, to warn (them of their sins).
在他之后,我曾派遣许多使者,去教化他们自己的宗族。他们曾用许多明证昭示他们,但他们不会相信自己以前所否认的东西。我这样封闭过分者的心。
在你之前,我确已派遣了许多使者,去教化他们的宗族,那些使者就昭示他们许多明证,然后,我惩治犯罪的人。援助信士,原是我的责任。
当时,我曾使一伙精灵,走到你面前,来静听《古兰经》。当他们来到了他面前的时候,他们说:“大家静听吧!”诵读既毕,他们就回去警告他们的宗族,