The Cave 18:59

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Arabic English Morphology
وَتِلْكَ watil'ka
And these Noun
[the] towns Noun
We destroyed them V
لَمَّا lammā
when Noun
ظَلَمُوا۟ ẓalamū
they wronged V
and We made V
for their destruction Noun
an appointed time Noun

[just like] the former communities We destroyed for doing wrong: We set an appointed time for their destruction

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَتِلۡكَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰۤ أَهۡلَكۡنَـٰهُمۡ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَعَلۡنَا لِمَهۡلِكِهِم مَّوۡعِدࣰا ۝٥٩

watil'ka l-qurā ahlaknāhum lammā ẓalamū wajaʿalnā limahlikihim mawʿida