and indeed we destroyed several generations before you when they crossed the limits – and their respective noble messengers came to them with clear proofs but they were not such as would believe this is how we reward the guilty.
ولقد أهلكنا القرون من قبلكم لما ظلموا وجاءتهم رسلهم بالبينات وما كانوا ليؤمنوا كذلك نجزي القوم المجرمين