Question

And how many a city did We destroy while it was committing wrong - so it is [now] fallen into ruin[930] - and [how many] an abandoned well and [how many] a lofty palace.[931] فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُّعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَّشِيدٍ 45

Accepted Answer

[930] Literally, ''fallen in upon its roofs,'' i.e., after the roofs of its buildings had caved in, the walls collapsed over them.
[931] i.e., How many wells have been left inoperative, and how many palaces have been emptied of their occupants in the past.

Translation	And how many a city did We destroy while it was committing wrong - so it is [now] fallen into ruin[930] - and [how many] an abandoned well and [how many] a lofty palace.[931]
Footnote	[930] Literally, ''fallen in upon its roofs,'' i.e., after the roofs of its buildings had caved in, the walls collapsed over them. [931] i.e., How many wells have been left inoperative, and how many palaces have been emptied of their occupants in the past.
Ayah	فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُّعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَّشِيدٍ
Sorh	al-Hajj
AyahN	45
Part	Part 17

I.E City Destroy Committing Wrong Fallen Ruin[930 Abandoned