Muhammad Habib Shakir: Then did I punish those who disbelieved, so how was the manifestation of My disapproval?
Abdullah Yusuf Ali: In the end did I punish those who rejected Faith: and how (terrible) was My rejection (of them)!
M.Pickthall: Then seized I those who disbelieved, and how intense was My abhorrence!
Amatul Rahmân Omer: Then I took those who disbelieved to task, then (you saw) how (terrible) was the result of My disapproval (of them, and how tremendous was the change I brought)!
Maulana Mohammad Ali: And if they reject thee, those before them also rejected -- their messengers came to them with clear arguments, and with scriptures, and with the illuminating Book.