Abandoned buildings became a security risk, which further accelerated the exodus from the city.

How many a habitation given to wickedness have We destroyed, whose roofs tumbled down, which fell into ruins. How many a well and fortress reinforced lie abandoned!

And many a township did We destroy, for they were oppressors so they now lie flat on their roofs, and many a well lying useless and many a palace in ruins.

How many a city We have destroyed in its evildoing, and now it is fallen down upon its turrets! How many a ruined well, a tall palace!

How many a city have We destroyed, while it was a wrong doer and it lieth overturned on its roofs, and how many a well abandoned and how many a castle fortifred!

And many a township have We destroyed while it was given to wrong doing, so that it lies in ruins (up to this day), and (many) a deserted well and lofty castles!

How many a town have We destroyed while it was doing wrong? They lie in ruins with stilled wells, and lofty mansions.

How many towns have We destroyed because their people were steeped in iniquity so they lie fallen down upon their turrets! How many wells lie deserted and how many towering palaces lie in ruins!

How many a township have We destroyed while it was sinful, so that it lieth (to this day) in ruins, and (how many) a deserted well and lofty tower!

How many towns We have destroyed when they had been wrongdoers! So they lie fallen on their trellises, their wells neglected and their ruined palaces!

How many a village We have destroyed in its harmdoing, so that it lies fallen upon its turrets, and how many an abandoned well, and empty palace!

And how many a city did We destroy while it was committing wrong so it is now fallen into ruin and how many an abandoned well and how many a lofty palace.

How many were the unjust dwellers of the towns that We destroyed. From their trellises to their lofty mansions, all were toppled and their wells were abandoned.

So how many a town did We destroy while it was unjust, so it was fallen down upon its roofs, and (how many a) deserted well and palace raised high.

How many a town We destroyed which was given to wrongdoing, so that its roofs fell down, and how many a well is deserted and how many a lofty castle is in ruins.

How many populations have We destroyed, which were given to wrong doing? They tumbled down on their roofs. And how many wells are lying idle and neglected, and castles lofty and well built?

Abandoned children

The train carriage and locomotive have been left to rot at a train yard in Belgium, attracting urban explorers

My mother was left...

We found it abandoned.

He was alone on Mount Cithaeron.

I thought this boat was abandoned.

That house appears deserted.

And what was left of the city soon followed.

Cultural Heritage A Tool for Urban Development

And we might think of these as abandoned.

UNESCO Cities as World Heritage

I felt deserted, alone in a hostile world...

Also highlighted was the importance of investing in businesses that help cities, ensuring the security and safety of cities and protecting their cultural heritage.

(God) will say Because Our signs came to you, but you disregarded them. So shall We disregard you this day.

He will say, Similarly did Our signs come to you but you forgot them and in the same way, nobody will heed you today.

God shall say, 'Even so it is. Our signs came unto thee, and thou didst forget them and so today thou art forgotten.'

Allah will say Thus came Our signs Unto thee and thou ignoredst them so that wise today thou shalt be ignored.

(Allah) will say Like this, Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) came unto you, but you disregarded them (i.e. you left them, did not think deeply in them, and you turned away from them), and so this Day, you will be neglected (in the Hell fire, away from Allah's Mercy).

He will say, Just as Our revelations came to you, and you forgot them, today you will be forgotten.

He will say Even so it is. Our Signs came to you and you ignored them. So shall you be ignored this Day.

He will say So (it must be). Our revelations came unto thee but thou didst forget them. In like manner thou art forgotten this Day.

He will say So it is. Our signs came to you, but you forgot them, and so you will be forgotten today.

He (Allah) will say 'It is so, Our verses came to you and you forgot them. So this Day you are forgotten'

Allah will say, Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot them and thus will you this Day be forgotten.

The Lord will say, This is true. But just as you forgot Our revelations that had come to you, so, too, are you forgotten on this day.

He will say Even so, Our communications came to you but you neglected them even thus shall you be forsaken this day.

God will say, Just as Our signs came to you and you ignored them, so will you on this Day be ignored.

(Allah) will say Thus didst Thou, when Our Signs came unto thee, disregard them so wilt thou, this day, be disregarded.

It got abandoned when the new Croton Aqueducts opened in 1890.