Surah Maryam (Mary), Verse 74

وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ هُمْ اَحْسَنُ اَثَاثًا وَّرِﺋْﻴًﺎ ۟

Wa kam ahlaknaa qablahum min qarnin hum ahsanu asaasanw wa ri'yaa

“But how many (countless) generations before them have we destroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye?”

Quran 19:74 (Yusuf Ali Translation)