A. Yusuf Ali:Translation:
Now the ´Ad behaved arrogantly through the land,
against (all) truth and reason, 4482 and said: "Who
is superior to us in strength?" What! did they not seest
that Allah, Who created them, was superior to them in
strength? But they continued to reject Our Signs!
4482 Against (all) truth and reason: Cf. 7:33 . Their estimate of their own strength was greater than was justified by facts, but if they had all the strength which they arrogated to themselves, yet how could they stand before Allah?