ከበፊታቸው ከክፍለ ዘመናት ሕዝቦች ብዙዎችን ማጥፋታችንን አላዩምን ለእናንተ ያላስመቸነውን ( ለእነርሱ ) በምድር ውስጥ አስመቸናቸው ፡ ፡ በእነርሱም ላይ ዝናምን የተከታተለ ሲኾን ላክን ፡ ፡ ወንዞችንም በሥራቸው እንዲፈሱ አደረግን ፡ ፡ በኃጢአቶቻቸውም አጠፋናቸው ፡ ፡ ከኋላቸውም ሌሎችን የክፍለ ዘመን ሰዎች አስገኘን ፡ ፡
See they not how many of those before them We did destroy ? - generations We had established on the earth , in strength such as We have not given to you - for whom We poured out rain from the skies in abundance , and gave ( fertile ) streams flowing beneath their ( feet ) : yet for their sins We destroyed them , and raised in their wake fresh generations ( to succeed them ) .