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Translation of the meanings Ayah: (45) Surah: Al-Hajj
فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرۡيَةٍ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَا وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٞ فَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئۡرٖ مُّعَطَّلَةٖ وَقَصۡرٖ مَّشِيدٍ
(45) And how many a city did We destroy while it was committing wrong - so it is [now] fallen into ruin[930] - and [how many] an abandoned well and [how many] a lofty palace.[931]
[930]- Literally, "fallen in upon its roofs," i.e., after the roofs of its buildings had caved in, the walls collapsed over them.
[931]- i.e., How many wells have been left inoperative, and how many palaces have been emptied of their occupants in the past.
[931]- i.e., How many wells have been left inoperative, and how many palaces have been emptied of their occupants in the past.
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Translation of the meanings Ayah: (45) Surah: Al-Hajj
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