وَلَوْ And if walaw We annā (had) destroyed them ahlaknāhum with a punishment biʿadhābin before him min before him qablihi surely they (would) have said laqālū Our Lord rabbanā why not lawlā You sent arsalta to us ilaynā a Messenger rasūlan so we (could) have followed fanattabiʿa Your signs āyātika before min before qabli [that] an we were humiliated nadhilla and disgraced wanakhzā
Y si hubiera decretado destruirles con un castigo antes de la llegada de Mi Mensajero, habrían dicho: “¡Señor nuestro! Si nos hubieras enviado un Mensajero, habríamos seguido Tu Mensaje antes de ser humillados [con el castigo] y desdichados para siempre”.