How many a town have We destroyed while it was doing wrong? They lie in ruins; with stilled wells, and lofty mansions.
Al-Hajj 22:45
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فَكَأَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَشِيدٍ
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How many a town have We destroyed while it was doing wrong? They lie in ruins; with stilled wells, and lofty mansions.
How many towns did We destroy because they did wrong! Now they're empty, with fallen roofs, abandoned wells, and well-built palaces.
How many towns We destroyed because they did wrong! Now they lie in ruins, their roofs fallen in, their wells abandoned, and their grand palaces empty.
How many a town We destroyed while it was wrongdoing, and now it lies fallen on its roofs, and how many an abandoned well and lofty palace.
How many a town have We destroyed while it did wrong? It has fallen in ruin, with stilled wells, and lofty mansions.
How many a town have We destroyed while it did wrong? It has fallen in ruin, with stilled wells, and lofty mansions.
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.
And many a township did We destroy while it was given to wrong-doing, so that it lies in ruins (up to this day), and (many) a deserted well and lofty castle!
How many towns We have destroyed for their persistent wrongdoing, leaving them in total ruin; their wells abandoned and their lofty palaces deserted!
How many populations have We destroyed, which were given to wrong-doing? They tumbled down on their roofs. And how many wells are lying idle and neglected, and castles lofty and well-built?
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!
How many a town We destroyed which was given to wrongdoing, so that its roofs fell down, and how many a well is deserted and how many a lofty castle is in ruins.
How many towns have We destroyed because their people were steeped in iniquity: so they lie fallen down upon their turrets! How many wells lie deserted; and how many towering palaces lie in ruins!
How many towns We have destroyed when they had been wrongdoers! So they lie fallen on their trellises, their wells neglected and their ruined palaces!
Fakaayyin min qaryatin ahlaknaha wahiya thalimatun fahiya khawiyatun AAala AAurooshiha wabirin muAAattalatin waqasrin masheedin