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وَإِذَآ And when wa-idhā We intend aradnā that an We destroy nuh'lika a town qaryatan We order amarnā its wealthy people mut'rafīhā but they defiantly disobey fafasaqū therein fīhā so (is) proved true faḥaqqa against it ʿalayhā the word l-qawlu and We destroy it fadammarnāhā (with) destruction tadmīran
And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent1 but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word [i.e., deserved decree] comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.