and how many a town did we destroy whose inhabitants exulted on account of their affluence. these are their dwellings in which very few dwelt after them. eventually it is we who inherited them.
وكم أهلكنا من قرية بطرت معيشتها فتلك مساكنهم لم تسكن من بعدهم إلا قليلا وكنا نحن الوارثين