যেন তারা সেখানে কখনো বসবাসই করে নাই। জেনে রাখ, সামুদের প্রতি অভিসম্পাতের মত মাদইয়ানবাসীর উপরেও অভিসম্পাত।
As if they had never lived there! So away with Madyan (Midian)! As away with Thamud! (All these nations were destroyed).
كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْاْ فِيهَا أَلاَ بُعْدًا لِّمَدْيَنَ كَمَا بَعِدَتْ ثَمُودُ
Kaan lam yaghnaw feeha ala buAAdan limadyana kama baAAidat thamoodu
YUSUFALI: As if they had never dwelt and flourished there! Ah! Behold! How the Madyan were removed (from sight) as were removed the Thamud!
PICKTHAL: As though they had not dwelt there. A far removal for Midian, even as Thamud had been removed afar!
SHAKIR: As though they had never dwelt in them; now surely perdition overtook Madyan as had perished Samood.
KHALIFA: It was as though they never existed. Thus, Midyan perished, just like Thamoud had perished before that.