وَلَوْلَآ And if not walawlā [that] an struck them tuṣībahum a disaster muṣībatun for what bimā had sent forth qaddamat their hands aydīhim and they would say fayaqūlū Our Lord rabbanā Why not lawlā You sent arsalta to us ilaynā a Messenger rasūlan so we (could have) followed fanattabiʿa Your Verses āyātika and we (would) have been wanakūna of mina the believers l-mu'minīna
And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers?"...1