እኛም ከእርሱ ( ከሙሐመድ መላክ ) በፊት በቅጣት ባጠፋናቸው ኖሮ « ጌታችን ሆይ ! ከመዋረዳችንና ከማፈራችን በፊት አንቀጾችህን እንከተል ዘንድ ወደኛ መልከተኛን አትልክም ነበርን » ባሉ ነበር ፡ ፡
Had We destroyed them with a torment before the coming of Muhammad they would have said , " Lord , would that you had sent us a Messengers so that we could have followed Your revelations before being humiliated and disgraced . "