17:5 fa idhaa jaa-a wa'Ådu uulaahumaa ba'Athnaa 'Alaykum 'Ibaadal lanaa uliy ba'sin shadiydin fa jaasuu khilaalad diyaar* wa kaana wa'Ådam maf'UUlaa

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
So when the first of those promises came, We sent upon you Our extremely militant bondmen - they therefore entered the cities pursuing you; and this was a promise that had to be fulfilled.

Yusuf Ali:
When the first of the warnings came to pass, We sent against you Our servants given to terrible warfare: They entered the very inmost parts of your homes; and it was a warning (completely) fulfilled.

Pickthal:
So when the time for the first of the two came, We roused against you slaves of Ours of great might who ravaged (your) country, and it was a threat performed.