how many a town rebelled against the commands of its lord and his messengers and we called them sternly to account and punished them severely so they tasted the evil consequences of their conduct and the result of their conduct was ruin.
وكأين من قرية عتت عن أمر ربها ورسله فحاسبناها حسابا شديدا وعذبناها عذابا نكرا فذاقت وبال أمرها وكان عاقبة أمرها خسرا