Surah An-Naml 27:34
سُورَةُ النَّمۡلِ · Meccan · Verse 34 of 93
قَالَتْ إِنَّ ٱلْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا۟ قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوٓا۟ أَعِزَّةَ أَهْلِهَآ أَذِلَّةًۭ ۖ وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ
Translation
She said, ‘Whenever kings go into a city, they ruin it and humiliate its leaders- that is what they do-
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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