ከበፊታቸው ከክፍለ ዘመናት ሕዝቦች ብዙዎችን ማጥፋታችንን አላዩምን ለእናንተ ያላስመቸነውን ( ለእነርሱ ) በምድር ውስጥ አስመቸናቸው ፡ ፡ በእነርሱም ላይ ዝናምን የተከታተለ ሲኾን ላክን ፡ ፡ ወንዞችንም በሥራቸው እንዲፈሱ አደረግን ፡ ፡ በኃጢአቶቻቸውም አጠፋናቸው ፡ ፡ ከኋላቸውም ሌሎችን የክፍለ ዘመን ሰዎች አስገኘን ፡ ፡
Have they not regarded how many a generation We have destroyed before them whom We had granted power in the land in respects that We did not grant you , and We sent abundant rains for them from the sky and made streams run for them ? Then We destroyed them for their sins , and brought forth another generation after them .