27وَلَقَد أَهلَكنا ما حَولَكُم مِنَ القُرىٰ وَصَرَّفنَا الآياتِ لَعَلَّهُم يَرجِعونَN. J. DawoodWe destroyed the cities — which once flourished around you, and made plain Our revelations to their people, so that they might return to the right path.