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وَإِن كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمُبْلِسِينَ
wa-in kānū min qabli an yunazzala ʿalayhim min qablihi lamub'lisīna
Although they were, before it was sent down upon them - before that, in despair.
— Saheeh International
though before it is sent they may have lost all hope.
— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem
And verily before that (rain) - just before it was sent down upon them - they were in despair!
— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali