Surah 22 Al-Hajj, ayah 45 (22:45)

Ayah 22:45

فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُّعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَّشِيدٍ۝٤٥

Arabic transliteration · Source: TanzilFakaayyin min qaryatin ahlaknaha wahiya thalimatun fahiya khawiyatun AAala AAurooshiha wabirin muAAattalatin waqasrin masheedin

English · Saheeh InternationalAnd 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.

German · Bubenheim & ElyasWie viele Städte, die Unrecht taten, vernichteten Wir, so daß sie wüst in Trümmern lagen, und (wie viele nun) verlassene Brunnen und hochragende Schlösser!