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 ፡ ፡
Your case is ] similar to those who were before you , who were more powerful than you and more abounding in wealth and children : they enjoyed their share [ of worldly existence ] ; you too enjoy your share , just like those who were before you enjoyed their share , and you have gossiped [ impiously ] as they gossiped . They are the ones whose works have failed in this world and the Hereafter ; and it is they who are the losers .