have they not travelled in the land and seen how was the end of those before them who were far more numerous than they and more strong and have left behind them traces on the earth. and yet nothing of what they did profited them.
أفلم يسيروا في الأرض فينظروا كيف كان عاقبة الذين من قبلهم كانوا أكثر منهم وأشد قوة وآثارا في الأرض فما أغنى عنهم ما كانوا يكسبون