Saying: "We were also once full of fear at home.
Saying, “Indeed before this, we were in our houses, worried.”
They say, 'We were before among our people, ever going in fear,
They will say: “Behold, aforetime - when we were [still living] in the midst of our kith and kin - we were full of fear [at the thought of God’s dis­pleasure]:
They will say: verily we were aforetime, midst our household, ever in dread.
Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid with our families (from the punishment of Allah).
They will say, “Before this, we were fearful for our families.
They will say: “When we were living before among our kinsfolk we lived in constant fear (of Allah's displeasure).
Saying: "Aforetime, we were afraid in the midst of our families."
Saying: Lo! of old, when we were with our families, we were ever anxious;
They will say, ‘Indeed, aforetime, we used to be apprehensive about our families.
'When we were among our people' they will say, 'we were ever fearful,
They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allah].
saying, "We were afraid while in the world.
Saying: Surely we feared before on account of our families:
Q<u>a</u>loo inn<u>a</u> kunn<u>a</u> qablu fee ahlin<u>a</u> mushfiqeen<b>a</b>
"Before this, when we were among our families, we were full of fear of God's displeasure --
They will say: "Aforetime, we were not without fear for the sake of our people.
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا قَبْلُ فِىٓ أَهْلِنَا مُشْفِقِينَ
They will respond to them: “We were, in the world amongst our families, fearful of Allah’s punishment.
They will respond to them: “We were, in the world amongst our families, fearful of Allah’s punishment.