And how many a city did We destroy while it was committing (22:45)

﴿فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُّعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَّشِيدٍ﴾
[ الحج: 45]

22:45 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.

How many cities, which were unjust because of their disbelief, I destroyed with obliterating punishment.
Their homes are ruined and empty of inhabitants.
How many wells are there which have nobody to drink from them, due to their being destroyed.
How many lofty decorated palaces are there which could not save their residents from the punishment.

And many a township have We destroyed while it was given to wrong-doing, so that it lies in ruins (up to this day), and (many) a deserted well and lofty castles!

phonetic Transliteration

Fakaayyin min qaryatin ahlaknaha wahiya thalimatun fahiya khawiyatun AAala AAurooshiha wabirin muAAattalatin waqasrin masheedin

Abdullah Yusuf Ali - Translation

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?

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And many a township did We destroy while they were given to wrongdoing, so that it lie in ruins, and a deserted well and castle Mashid!

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