﴿ وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ ﴾

“And, indeed, [many of] those who lived aforetime did give the lie [to My warnings]: and how awesome was My rejection [of them]!”

(And verily those before them) before your own folk, O Muhammad, (denied, then (see) the manner of My wrath (with them)) see how I turned against them with My chastisement!