had the people of those towns believed and been godfearing we would certainly have opened up to them blessings from the heavens and the earth but they gave the lie and so we seized them for their deeds. so.
ولو أن أهل القرى آمنوا واتقوا لفتحنا عليهم بركات من السماء والأرض ولكن كذبوا فأخذناهم بما كانوا يكسبون