surely we destroyed the nations before you when they indulged in wrongdoing and refused to believe even when their messengers brought clear signs to them. thus do we recompense the people who are guilty.
ولقد أهلكنا القرون من قبلكم لما ظلموا وجاءتهم رسلهم بالبينات وما كانوا ليؤمنوا كذلك نجزي القوم المجرمين