if we had destroyed them by some calamity sooner than this they would have surely said o lord if you had sent to us a messenger we would have followed your command before being humbled and disgraced.
ولو أنا أهلكناهم بعذاب من قبله لقالوا ربنا لولا أرسلت إلينا رسولا فنتبع آياتك من قبل أن نذل ونخزى