Have they not travelled through the land so that they may observe how was the fate of those who were before them? They were greater than them in might and with respect to the effects [they left] in the land. But then Allah seized them for their sins, and they had no defender against Allah [’s punishment].
آيا در زمين سير نكردند تا ببينند عاقبت كسانى كه پيش از آنها بودند چگونه شد؟ آنها از ايشان در قدرت و آثارى كه در زمين داشتند نيرومندتر بودند، ولى خدا آنها را به كيفر گناهانشان گرفتار كرد، و در برابر خدا مدافعى نداشتند