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لَّوۡلَا كِتَٰبٞ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمۡ فِيمَآ أَخَذۡتُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٞ
Law laa Kitaabum minal laahi sabaqa lamassakum fee maaa akhaztum 'azaabun 'azeem
Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that ye took.
— Al-Anfal (ٱلْأَنْفَال), 8:68
لَّوۡلَا كِتَٰبٞ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمۡ فِيمَآ أَخَذۡتُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٞTransliteration: Law laa Kitaabum minal laahi sabaqa lamassakum fee maaa akhaztum 'azaabun 'azeem
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Had it not been for a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe penalty would have reached you for the (ransom) that ye took.
This is verse 68 of Surah Al-Anfal (ٱلْأَنْفَال, meaning "The Spoils of War"), the 8th surah of the Quran. It is a Medinan surah with 75 total verses.