ٱلْأَحْقَاف : ٢٧

  • وَلَقَدۡ And certainly
  • أَهۡلَكۡنَا We destroyed
  • مَا what
  • حَوۡلَكُم surrounds you
  • مِّنَ of
  • ٱلۡقُرَىٰ the towns
  • وَصَرَّفۡنَا and We have diversified
  • ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ the Signs
  • لَعَلَّهُمۡ that they may
  • يَرۡجِعُونَ return
And We have already destroyed what surrounds you of [those] cities, and We have diversified the signs [or verses] that perhaps they might return [from disbelief].
And We certainly destroyed the towns [that were] around you, that is, [We destroyed] their inhabitants, the likes of Thamood, 'aad and the people of Lot, and We dispensed the signs, We repeated the clear proofs, so that perhaps they might return.