Sura 6 Aya 42

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Ali Quli Qara'i We have certainly sent [apostles] to nations before you, then We seized them with stress and distress so that they might entreat [Us].
Pickthal We have sent already unto peoples that were before thee, and We visited them with tribulation and adversity, in order that they might grow humble.
Shakir And certainly We sent (messengers) to nations before you then We seized them with distress and affliction in order that they might humble themselves.
Yusufali Before thee We sent (messengers) to many nations, and We afflicted the nations with suffering and adversity, that they might learn humility.