ከእነርሱ በፊት ከክፍለ ዘመናት ሕዝቦች ብዙን አጥፍተናል ፡ ፡ ( ጊዜው ) የመሸሻና የማምለጫ ጊዜ ሳይሆንም ( ለእርዳታ ) ተጣሩ ፡ ፡
How many a nation did We destroy before them ! ( When they approached their doom ) they cried out ( for deliverance ) , but the time for deliverance was already past .