It was as though they never existed. Thus, Midyan perished, just like Thamoud had perished before that.
كَأَن لَم يَغنَوا فيها أَلا بُعدًا لِمَديَنَ كَما بَعِدَت ثَمودُ
ka-al-lam yaghnaw feehaaa; alaa bu’dal li Madyana Kamaa ba’idat Samood
It was as though they never existed. Thus, Midyan perished, just like Thamoud had perished before that.
كَأَن لَم يَغنَوا فيها أَلا بُعدًا لِمَديَنَ كَما بَعِدَت ثَمودُ
ka-al-lam yaghnaw feehaaa; alaa bu’dal li Madyana Kamaa ba’idat Samood