as though they had never existed. The people of Thamud denied the existence of their Lord. How distant from the mercy of God had the people of Thamud gone!
چنانکه گوئی سکونت نگزیده‌اند در آنها همانا ثمود کفر ورزیدند به پروردگار خویش همانا دور باد برای ثمود