and how many a community revolted against the ordinance of its lord and his messengers and we called it to a stern account and punished it with dire punishment so that it tasted the illeffects of its conduct and the consequence of its conduct was loss.
وكأين من قرية عتت عن أمر ربها ورسله فحاسبناها حسابا شديدا وعذبناها عذابا نكرا فذاقت وبال أمرها وكان عاقبة أمرها خسرا