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وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ
Transliteration:
Walaqad AAalimna almustaqdimeena minkum walaqad AAalimna almusta/khireena
Word by Word:
And verily We know the preceding ones among you and verily, We know the later ones.
Translations:
And well do We know [the hearts and deeds of all human beings - both] those who lived before you and those who will come after you;
To Us are known those of you who hasten forward, and those who lag behind.
And verily We know the eager among you and verily We know the laggards.
And certainly We know those among you who go forward and We certainly know those who lag behind.
And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].