إِنَّ الَّذينَ بَنَوا فَطالَ بِناؤُهُم

وَاِستَمتَعوا بِالأَهلِ وَالأَولادِ

Those who built high towers

Indeed, those who built, and whose structures rose high,

And enjoyed family and children

And who took delight in their families and children,

جَرَتِ الرِياحُ عَلى مَحَلِّ دِيارِهِم

فَكَأَنَّهُم كانوا عَلى ميعادِ

The winds blew over where their homes stood

The winds have swept across the sites of their dwellings,

As if they had never been there at all

As though they had been bound to a destined appointment.