And if it had been Our Will, We could have transformed them (into animals or lifeless objects) in their places. Then they should have been unable to go forward (move about) nor they could have turned back. [As it happened with the Jews see Verse 7:166 The Quran].
و اگر خواهیم آنان را در جایشان مسخ گردانیم، آنگاه نتوانند رفتاری کنند و نه بازگردند