﴿ وَتِلْكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًۭا ﴾

“as [was the case with all] those communities that We destroyed when they went on and on doing wrong: for We had set a time-limit for their destruction.”

(And (all) those townships!) And all the people of the townships of old (We destroyed them when they did wrong) when they disbelieved, (and We appointed a fixed time for their destruction).