The Night Journey
17. Al-Isrā’
الإسراء
Page #287
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وَإِن
مِّن
قَرْيَةٍ
إِلَّا
نَحْنُ
مُهْلِكُوهَا
قَبْلَ
يَوْمِ
الْقِيَامَةِ
أَوْ
مُعَذِّبُوهَا
عَذَابًا
شَدِيدًا
كَانَ
ذَلِكَ
فِي
الْكِتَابِ
مَسْطُورًا
wa-ʾin min qaryatin ʾillā naḥnu muhlikūhā qabla yawmi l-qiyāmati ʾaw muʿadhdhibūhā ʿadhāban shadīdan kāna dhālika fī l-kitābi masṭūran
There is not a population but We shall destroy it before the Day of Judgment or punish it with a dreadful Penalty: that is written in the (eternal) Record.
— Abdullah Yusufali
There is not a town but We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with a severe punishment. That has been written in the Book.
