وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَٰثًا وَرِءْيًا
English Translation
And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance?
English Transliteration
Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin hum ahsanu athathan wariyan
Tafsir of Verse 74
And how many a generation We destroyed before them, who were fairer in furnishing and outward show!
But how many (countless) generations before them have we destroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye?