ከከተማም እርሷ በደለኛ ሆና ያጠፋናትና እርሷ በጣሪያዎቿ ላይ ወዳቂ የሆነችው ብዙ ናት ፡ ፡ ከተራቆተችም የውሃ ጉድጓድ ከተገነባም ሕንፃ ( ያጠፋነው ብዙ ነው ) ፡ ፡
How many a city have We destroyed , while it was a wrong- doer--and it lieth overturned on its roofs , -and how many a well abandoned and how many a castle fortifred !