وَإِذَآ And when أَرَدْنَآ We intend أَن that نُّهْلِكَ We destroy قَرْيَةً a town أَمَرْنَا We order مُتْرَفِيهَا its wealthy people فَفَسَقُوا۟ but they defiantly disobey فِيهَا therein فَحَقَّ so (is) proved true عَلَيْهَا against it ٱلْقَوْلُ the word فَدَمَّرْنَـٰهَا and We destroy it تَدْمِيرًۭا (with) destruction ١٦
And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word [i.e., deserved decree] comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.
— Come To Light