22:45 fa ka-ay-yim min qaryatin ahlaknaahaa wa hiya Zaalimatun fa hiya khaawiyatun 'Alaa 'Uruushihaa wa bi'rim mu'AT-Talatiw wa qaSrim mashiyd

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
And many a township did We destroy, for they were oppressors - so they now lie flat on their roofs, and many a well lying useless and many a palace in ruins.

Yusuf Ali:
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?

Pickthal:
How many a township have We destroyed while it was sinful, so that it lieth (to this day) in ruins, and (how many) a deserted well and lofty tower!