وَلَقَدْ And verily عَلِمْنَا We know ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ the preceding ones مِنكُمْ among you وَلَقَدْ and verily عَلِمْنَا We know ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَ the later ones ٢٤
And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].
— Come To Light