27:34
An-Naml 34
Surah An-Naml (النمل), verse 34 — reference 27:34. Arabic text with optional translation and free audio on Al-Qalam.
قَالَتْ إِنَّ ٱلْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا۟ قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوٓا۟ أَعِزَّةَ أَهْلِهَآ أَذِلَّةً ۖ وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ
qālat inna l-mulūka idhā dakhalū qaryatan afsadūhā wajaʿalū aʿizzata ahlihā adhillatan wakadhālika yafʿalūna
She said, "Indeed kings - when they enter a city, they ruin it and render the honored of its people humbled. And thus do they do.