Yusuf Ali
We did send messengers before thee amongst the religious sects of old:

Sahih International
And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muhammad], among the sects of the former peoples.

Shakir
And certainly We sent (messengers) before you among the nations of yore.

Pickthall
We verily sent (messengers) before thee among the factions of the men of old.

محمد جالندھری
اور ہم نے تم سے پہلے لوگوں میں بھی پیغمبر بھیجے تھے