Al-Ahqaf Verse 27

We certainly destroyed the societies around you after having varied the signs so perhaps they would return ˹to the Right Path˺.

We have certainly destroyed some towns around you and had given them numerous signs, so that they might return [from disbelief].

And We destroyed the cities about you, and We turned about the signs, that haply they would return.

We have also destroyed other communities that once flourished around you- We had given them various signs so that they might return to the right way-

And assuredly We have destroyed the cities round about you. and We have variously propounded our signs, that haply they might return.

We destroyed aforetime populations round about you; and We have shown the Signs in various ways, that they may turn (to Us).

Surely We destroyed many a town around you. We sent Our Messages to them repeatedly and in diverse forms that they may eschew (their evil ways) and return (to Allah).

We have destroyed habitations all around you, having explained Our signs in different ways to them that they may turn back.

And We indeed destroyed townships surrounding you, and brought several signs so that they may desist.

Certainly We have destroyed the towns that were around you, and We have variously paraphrased the signs so that they may come back.

We have, assuredly, destroyed many townships that are around you, and (before that) We had set out the signs and Revelations in diverse ways, so that they might turn back (from their wrong ways).

And We have destroyed several of the townships (which were situated) around you. We have repeatedly explained the Messages in diverse ways so that the people might turn (to Us giving up their atrocity).

And We had (E) destroyed what (is) around/surrounding you from the villages/urban cities, and We detailed/elaborated linguistically the evidences/verses , maybe/perhaps they return.

And We indeed destroyed townships surrounding you, and brought several signs so that they may desist.

And certainly We destroyed the towns which are around you, and We repeat the revelations that they might turn (towards Allah).

And indeed We have destroyed towns (populations) round about you, and We have (repeatedly) shown (them) the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in various ways that they might return (to the truth and believe in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism).

And certainly We had given them power in matters in which We have not empowered you, and We had given them ears and eyes and hearts, but neither their ears, nor their eyes, nor their hears availed them aught, since they denied the messages of Allah, and that which they mocked at encompassed them.

And certainly We destroyed the towns which are around you, and We repeat the communications that they might turn.

And verily We have destroyed townships round about you, and displayed (for them) Our revelation, that haply they might return.

We destroyed some towns around you and showed you the evidence (of the Truth) so that perhaps you would turn (to God).

We destroyed the villages around you and We repeated Our signs so that they might return.

And indeed We have destroyed towns round about you, and We have shown (them) the signs in various ways so that they might return.

We have also destroyed other towns that once [flourished] around you, We had given them various signs so that they might return [to the right path],

We have destroyed many townships around you, and diversified the signs, so that they may return.

And We certainly destroyed the towns [that were] around you, that is, [We destroyed] their inhabitants, the likes of Thamd, `d and the people of Lot, and We dispensed the signs, We repeated the clear proofs, so that perhaps they might return.

وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ الْقُرَى

And indeed We have destroyed towns round about you,

This is addressed to the people of Makkah.

Allah destroyed the nations who disbelieved in the Messengers who lived around Makkah, such as
`Ad who were at Al-Ahqaf in Hadramawt near Yemen,
Thamud whose dwellings were between Makkah and Ash-Sham (Greater Syria),
Saba' who were in Yemen,

the people of Madyan who were on the route and passage to Ghazzah (Western Palestine), and

the people of Lut who dwelt by the lake (the Dead Sea) which they used to pass by (on the way to Jordan) as well.

Allah then says,

وَصَرَّفْنَا الاْيَاتِ

and We have shown (them) the signs in various ways,

meaning, `We explained and clarified them.'

لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ