and how many a community that exult­ed in its wanton wealth and ease of life have we destroyed so that those dwellingplaces of theirs – all but a few have never been dweltin after them for it is indeed we alone who shall remain when all else will have passed away!
وكم أهلكنا من قرية بطرت معيشتها فتلك مساكنهم لم تسكن من بعدهم إلا قليلا وكنا نحن الوارثين