We had tried those who were before them so that God knew who spoke the truth, and who were liars.

We indeed tested those before them – so Allah will surely test the truthful, and will surely test the liars.

We certainly tried those that were before them, and assuredly God knows those who speak truly, and assuredly He knows the liars.

Yea, indeed, We did test those who lived before them; and so, [too, shall be tested the people now living: and] most certainly will God mark out those who prove themselves true, and most certainly will He mark out those who are lying.

And assuredly We have tempted those who were before them. So Allah will surely know those who are true and He will surely know the liars.

And We indeed tested those who were before them. And Allah will certainly make (it) known (the truth of) those who are true, and will certainly make (it) known (the falsehood of) those who are liars, (although Allah knows all that before putting them to test).

We have tested those before them. God will surely know the truthful, and He will surely know the liars.

We have tested those before them. Allah will surely know the truthful, and He will surely know the liars.

We tested those before them. God certainly knows those who are thankful, and He certainly knows the liars.

We tested those before them. Allah certainly knows those who are thankful, and He certainly knows the liars.

We certainly tested those before them. And ˹in this way˺ Allah will clearly distinguish between those who are truthful and those who are liars.

for We indeed tested those who went before them? Allah will most certainly ascertain those who spoke the truth and those who lied.

And We indeed tested those who were before them so that Allah will indeed know those who are true, and He will know those who are liars.

Lo! We tested those who were before you. Thus Allah knoweth those who are sincere, and knoweth those who feign.

Certainly We tested those who were before them. So Allah shall surely ascertain those who are truthful, and He shall surely ascertain the liars.

We tried those who have gone before them. Allah knows those who are truthful and those who lie.

But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allah will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.

We had certainly tried those who lived before them to make sure who were truthful in their faith and who were liars.

And certainly We tried those before them, so Allah will certainly know those who are true and He will certainly know the liars.

Walaqad fatanna allatheena min qablihim falayaAAlamanna Allahu allatheena sadaqoo walayaAAlamanna alkathibeena

walaqad fatannā alladhīna min qablihim falayaʿlamanna l-lahu alladhīna ṣadaqū walayaʿlamanna l-kādhibīna

We certainly tried those who have gone before them, so God will certainly distinguish between those who are truthful and those who are lying.

We did test those before them, and Allah will certainly know those who are true from those who are false.