وَلَٰكِنَّآ أَنشَأْنَا قُرُونًۭا فَتَطَاوَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْعُمُرُ ۚ وَمَا كُنتَ ثَاوِيًۭا فِىٓ أَهْلِ مَدْيَنَ تَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتِنَا وَلَٰكِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ
How to read it
Wa lākinnā 'ansha''nā qurūnan fataṭāwala ʻalay'himu l-ʻumuru . wamā kunta thāwiyan fī 'ah'li mad'yana tat'lū ʻalay'him' 'āyātinā walākinnā kunnā mur'silīna
But We raised up (new) generations, and long were the ages that passed over them; but thou wast not a dweller among the people of Madyan, rehearsing Our Signs to them; but it is We Who send messengers (with inspiration).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali

