And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger,
The Saheeh International Quran Translation
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَآءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمٌAnd We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger,