ٱلْبَقَرَة : ٦٦

  • فَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا So We made it
  • نَكَٰلٗا a deterrent punishment
  • لِّمَا for those
  • بَيۡنَ (in) front
  • يَدَيۡهَا (of) them
  • وَمَا and those
  • خَلۡفَهَا after them
  • وَمَوۡعِظَةٗ and an admonition
  • لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ for those who fear (Allah)
And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded [them] and a lesson for those who fear Allāh.
And We made it, this punishment, an exemplary punishment, a lesson to dissuade others from doing what they did; for all the former times and for the latter, that is, for the people of that time or those that came later; and an admonition to such as who fear, God: these are singled out for mention here because they, in contrast to others, are the ones who benefit thereby.