how many a city we have destroyed! our might came upon it at night or while they took their ease in the noontide and they but cried when our might came upon there we were evildoers. so we shall question those unto whom a message was sent and we shall question the envoys and we shall relate to them with knowledge assuredly we were not absent.
وكم من قرية أهلكناها فجاءها بأسنا بياتا أو هم قائلون فما كان دعواهم إذ جاءهم بأسنا إلا أن قالوا إنا كنا ظالمين فلنسألن الذين أرسل إليهم ولنسألن المرسلين فلنقصن عليهم بعلم وما كنا غائبين