had we destroyed them with a punishment before him they would have said our lord if only you had sent us a messenger we would have followed your revelations before we were humiliated and disgraced.
ولو أنا أهلكناهم بعذاب من قبله لقالوا ربنا لولا أرسلت إلينا رسولا فنتبع آياتك من قبل أن نذل ونخزى