በምድር ላይ አይኼዱምና የእነዚያን ከበፊታቸው የነበሩትን ሰዎች ፍጻሜ እንዴት እንደነበረ አይመለከቱምን ? በኀይል ከእነርሱም ይበልጥ የጠነከሩ ነበሩ ፡ ፡ ምድርንም አረሱ ፡ ፡ ( እነዚህ ) ከአለሟትም የበዛ አለሟት ፡ ፡ መልዕክተ ኞቻቸውም በተዓምራቶች መጡባቸው ፤ ( አስተባበሉምና ጠፉ ) ፡ ፡ አላህም የሚበድላቸው አልነበረም ፤ ግን ነፍሶቻቸውን ይበድሉ ነበሩ ፡ ፡
Have they not travelled in the earth and seen how was the end of those before them ? They were stronger than these in prowess , and dug up the earth , and built on it in greater abundance than these have built on it , and there came to them their apostles with clear arguments ; so it was not beseeming for Allah that He should deal with them unjustly , but they dealt unjustly with their own souls .