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?

"Wherever ye are, death will find you out, even if ye are in towers built up strong and high!" If some good befalls them, they say, "This is from Allah"; but if evil, they say, "This is from thee" (O Prophet). Say: "All things are from Allah." But what hath come to these people, that they fail to understand a single fact?

有许多城市居民不义，而我毁灭他们，地上屋顶尚存， 并且有若干被遗弃的水井和被建成的大厦。

你们无论在什么地方，死亡总要追及你们，即使你们在高大的堡垒里。如果他们获得福利，他们就说：“这是真主所降赐的。”如果他们遭遇祸患，他们就说：“这是你所召致的。”你说：“祸福都是真主所降的。”这些民众，怎么几乎一句话都不懂呢？