We have not sent before you except men, to whom We gave inspiration, from the people of the towns. Would they not roam the earth and see what the punishment of those before them was? The abode of the Hereafter is far better for those who are aware. Do you not reason?
Translation endnotes
[12:109] The word rijal, which we translated as "man" has multiple meanings; it is also used to mean, "walker/pedestrian." See 2:239; 7:46-48; 22:27; 39:29; 72:5.