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 ፡ ፡
What , have they not journeyed in the land and beheld how was the end of those before them ? They were stronger than themselves in might , and they ploughed up the earth and cultivated it more than they themselves have cultivated it ; and their Messengers came to them with the clear signs ; and God would never wrong them , but themselves they wronged .