Have they not travelled through the land to see the terrible end of those who lived before them? They were far mightier in both number and power and in what they had established. Their (worldly) gains were of no benefit to them.
かれらは地上を旅して，観察しなかったのか。かれら以前の者の結末がどうであったかを。かれら（滅ぼされた民）は，これら（マッカの多神教徒）よりも多数で，力も優れ，地上の遺跡も多い。それでも，かれらの稼いだことは，何の役にも立たなかった。