قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلۡقُرُونِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Qaala famaa baalul quroonil oolaa
(Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?"
— Ta-Ha (طٰهٰ ), 20:51

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قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلۡقُرُونِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Qaala famaa baalul quroonil oolaa
(Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?"
— Ta-Ha (طٰهٰ ), 20:51
قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلۡقُرُونِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰTransliteration: Qaala famaa baalul quroonil oolaa
Translation (Yusuf Ali): (Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?"
This is verse 51 of Surah Ta-Ha (طٰهٰ , meaning "Ta-Ha"), the 20th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 135 total verses.