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Surah Repentance [At-Taubah] Ayah 129 Location Madanah Number 9
كَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ أَشَدَّ مِنكُمۡ قُوَّةٗ وَأَكۡثَرَ أَمۡوَٰلٗا وَأَوۡلَٰدٗا فَٱسۡتَمۡتَعُواْ بِخَلَٰقِهِمۡ فَٱسۡتَمۡتَعۡتُم بِخَلَٰقِكُمۡ كَمَا ٱسۡتَمۡتَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِكُم بِخَلَٰقِهِمۡ وَخُضۡتُمۡ كَٱلَّذِي خَاضُوٓاْۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ حَبِطَتۡ أَعۡمَٰلُهُمۡ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ [٦٩]
Ni kama wale waliokuwa kabla yenu. Walikuwa wana nguvu na mali na watoto zaidi kuwaliko nyinyi. Basi walistareheka kwa fungu lao, na nyinyi mnastareheka kwa fungu lenu, kama walivyostareheka kwa fungu lao wale waliokuwa kabla yenu. Na nyinyi mkazama katika maovu kama wao walivyozama. Hao, matendo yao yaliharibika katika dunia na Akhera; na hao ndio waliohasiri.