Quran 22:45
فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُّعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَّشِيدٍ
| EnglishTalal Itani | How many a town have We destroyed while it was doing wrong? They lie in ruins; with stilled wells, and lofty mansions. |
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| EnglishPickthall, 1930 | 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! |
| TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935 | Evet, nice memleketler vardı ki biz onları zulm etmektelerken helâk ettik de şimdi onlar damlarının üzerine çökmüş ıp ıssız, hem nice muattal kuyu ve müşeyyed köşk |
| FrenchKazimirski, 1840 | Que de villes que nous avons détruites quand elles étaient criminelles ; elles sont là, affaissées sur elles-mêmes, et le puits comblé et le château élevé. |
| DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French | Hoevele steden hebben wij verwoest, die goddeloos waren en die thans onder hare eigene bouwvallen zijn begraven. En hoevele bronnen en trotsche kasteelen werden er niet verlaten? |
| ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French | Quante città colpevoli abbiamo rovesciate! Ora esse sono deserte, e spianate; il pozzo ricolmo di terra, ed il castello fortificato non esistono più. |