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 ፡ ፡
And did they not travel in the land to see what sort of fate befell those before them ? They were stronger than them , and they cultivated the land and inhabited it more than them , and their Noble Messengers came to them with clear proofs ; so it did not befit Allah s Majesty ’ to oppress them , but it was they who used to wrong themselves .