The Holy Quran 22:45 — Surah Al-Hajj

Arabic text

فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُّعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَّشِيدٍ

Translation

Many were the towns that We destroyed when they were oppressive (when they committed kufr and sin). They now lie collapsed on their roofs (after a quake, it is the roof of a building that usually caves in first, followed by the rest of the building). Many were the (now) disused wells and the (now ruined) fortresses that were once well built. (All these things were once in use and the pride of the nations that owned them. However, Allaah's punishment utterly destroyed them along with their Kuffaar owners).

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

فكثيرًا من القرى الظالمة بكفرها أهلكنا أهلها، فديارهم مهدَّمة خَلَتْ مِن سكانها، وآبارها لا يُستقى منها، وقصورها العالية المزخرفة لم تدفع عن أهلها سوء العذاب.

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