The city was in ruins.

The town fell into ruin.

They found a mysterious city in ruins in the desert.

Or like him who passed by a town collapsed on its foundations.

Or take the case of the one who passed by a township that had fallen down upon its roofs.

Or him who came upon a township as it lay fallen on its trellises.

Ruins of an ancient city were discovered as well.

For you have made a city into a heap, a fortified city into a ruin, a palace of strangers to be no city. It will never be built.

For thou hast made of a city an heap of a defenced city a ruin a palace of strangers to be no city it shall never be built.

The ruins of the city can be found today in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.

They must have surely passed by the town on which We had rained the terrible rain of ruin.

And indeed they have visited the township upon which had rained a harmful rain so were they not seeing it?

Surely they have come by the city that was rained on by an evil rain what, have they not seen it?

And assuredly they have gone by the township whereon was rained the evil rain.

And indeed they have passed by the town of Prophet Lout (Lot) on which was rained the evil rain. Did they (disbelievers) not then see it (with their own eyes)?

And they came upon the city that was drenched by the terrible rain.

Surely, these people have passed by that habitation on which was rained an evil rain have they not seen its ruins?

And indeed they have passed by the township whereon was rained the fatal rain.

Certainly they must have passed the town on which an evil shower was rained.

They have surely passed by the village which was rained upon by evil rain (of stones) what, have they never seen it?

And they have already come upon the town which was showered with a rain of evil.

Our Messengers came into the town which was struck by a fatal rain.

And certainly they have (often) passed by the town on which was rained an evil rain did they not then see it?

Indeed they must have come upon the town on which an evil rain had poured down.

We explore ruins of Palestinian villages, and we discuss how they became ruins.

Ruins

I saw church ruins, so many church ruins.

One thousand buildings lay in ruins.

One thousand buildings lay in ruins.

Or such as he who passed by a city that was fallen down upon its turrets he said, 'How shall God give life to this now it is dead?'

Or, the like unto him who passed by a town, and it lay overturned on its roofs.

Or like the one who passed by a town and it had tumbled over its roofs. He said Oh!

Or (bethink thee of) the like of him who, passing by a township which had fallen into utter ruin, exclaimed How shall Allah give this township life after its death?

Or of him, who, when passing by the ruined village that was fallen on its roofs, remarked 'How can Allah give life to this after its death' Thereupon Allahcaused him to die, and after a hundred years He revived him.

Or consider such an example as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin.

(Or have you heard) of the one who, on passing through an empty and ruined town, said, When will God bring it to life?

Or of him who, when passing by a town the roofs of which had caved in, exclaimed, How will God restore it to life after its destruction?

Or (take) the similitude of one who passed by a hamlet, all in ruins to its roofs.

I will overturn, overturn, overturn it this also shall be no more, until he come whose right it is and I will give it him .

I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is and I will give it him.

Main sights On the rock, to the north west of the city center, lies Cheb castle, built in the 12th century, and now mostly in ruins.

The castle is now in ruins.

The old castle lay in ruins.

We found a corpse in the ruins.

The burden of Damascus Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it will be a ruinous heap.