وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَـٰثًۭا وَرِءْيًۭا

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

— Maryam 19:74