الْحَجِّ

Surah Al-Hajj, ayah 45

The Pilgrimage · Meccan · 78 ayahs

22:45

فَكَاَیِّنْ مِنْ قَرْیَةٍ اَهْلَكْنَاهَا وَهِیَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِیَ خَاوِیَةٌ عَلٰى عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَشٖیدٍ

Fakaayyin min qaryatin ahlaknaha wahiya thalimatun fahiya khawiyatun AAala AAurooshiha wabirin muAAattalatin waqasrin masheedin

Translations

And how many a city did We destroy while it was committing wrong - so it is [now] fallen into ruin - and [how many] an abandoned well and [how many] a lofty palace

Saheeh International

How many a township have We destroyed while it was sinful, so that it lieth (to this day) in ruins, and (how many) a deserted well and lofty tower

Marmaduke Pickthall