for had we destroyed them by means of a chastisement ere this they would indeed say o our sustainer! if only thou hadst sent an apostle unto us we would have followed thy messages rather than be humiliated and disgraced !
ولو أنا أهلكناهم بعذاب من قبله لقالوا ربنا لولا أرسلت إلينا رسولا فنتبع آياتك من قبل أن نذل ونخزى