Sura 38 Aya 3

TranslatorTranslation
Ali Quli Qara'i How many a generation We have destroyed before them! They cried out [for help], but it was no more the time for escape.
Pickthal How many a generation We destroyed before them, and they cried out when it was no longer the time for escape!
Shakir How many did We destroy before them of the generations, then they cried while the time of escaping had passed away.
Yusufali How many generations before them did We destroy? In the end they cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved!