وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَـٰثًا وَرِءْيًا

Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin humahsanu athathan wari/ya

And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions and [outward] appearance?