Quran 20:51
قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ الْقُرُونِ الْأُولَى
(The Pharaoh) said: "And what about the former generations?"
He said, ‘What about the former generations?’
Said Firaun, “What is the state of the former generations?”
Pharaoh said, 'And what of the former generations?'
He said, "Then what (is the) case (of) the generations (of) the former."
He said: then what happened to the former generations?
[Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said: "What about the generations of old?"
Pharaoh asked: "Then, what is the state of the former generations?"
He then asked, "What do you know about the past generations?"
He said: Then what is the state of the former generations?
He said: What then is the state of the generations of old?
He (Pharaoh) asked: 'How was it then, with the former generations'
[Pharaoh] said, "Then what is the case of the former generations?"
He said, “What about the first generations?”
Pharaoh asked, "What about the previous generations?"
(Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?"