أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Alam nuhlikil awwaleen
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
— Al-Mursalat (ٱلْمُرْسَلَات), 77:16

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أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Alam nuhlikil awwaleen
Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
— Al-Mursalat (ٱلْمُرْسَلَات), 77:16
أَلَمۡ نُهۡلِكِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَTransliteration: Alam nuhlikil awwaleen
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Did We not destroy the men of old (for their evil)?
This is verse 16 of Surah Al-Mursalat (ٱلْمُرْسَلَات, meaning "Those Sent Forth"), the 77th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 50 total verses.