Sura 22 Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage), ayah 48

1. وَكَأَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ أَمْلَيْتُ لَهَا وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهَا وَإِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ

   Translation by words

   وَكَأَيِّن

   And how many

   مِّن

   of

   قَرْيَةٍ

   a township

   أَمْلَيْتُ

   I gave respite

   لَهَا

   to it,

   وَهِىَ

   while it

   ظَالِمَةٌ

   (was) doing wrong.

   ثُمَّ

   Then

   أَخَذْتُهَا

   I seized it

   وَإِلَىَّ

   and to Me

   ٱلْمَصِيرُ

   (is) the destination.

   And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the (final) destination.

   22:48

Translation: Saheeh International