እንደነዚያ ከናንተ በፊት እንደ ነበሩት ናችሁ ፡ ፡ ከእናንተ ይበልጥ በኃይል የበረቱ በገንዘቦችም በልጆችም ይበልጥ የበዙ ነበሩ ፡ ፡ በዕድላቸውም ተጠቀሙ ፡ ፡ እነዚያም ከእናንተ በፊት የነበሩት በዕድላቸው እንደተጠቀሙ በዕድላችሁ ተጠቀማችሁ ፡ ፡ እንደነዚያም እንደዘባረቁት ዘባረቃችሁ ፡ ፡ እነዚያ ሥራዎቻቸው በቅርቢቱም በመጨረሻይቱም ዓለም ተበላሹ ፡ ፡ እነዚያም ከሳሪዎቹ እነሱ ናቸው ፡ ፡
[ You disbelievers are ] like those before you ; they were stronger than you in power and more abundant in wealth and children . They enjoyed their portion [ of worldly enjoyment ] , and you have enjoyed your portion as those before you enjoyed their portion , and you have engaged [ in vanities ] like that in which they engaged .