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Text Uthmani:

وَإِذَآ أَرَدۡنَآ أَن نُّهۡلِكَ قَرۡيَةً أَمَرۡنَا مُتۡرَفِيهَا فَفَسَقُواْ فِيهَا فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡهَا ٱلۡقَوۡلُ فَدَمَّرۡنَٰهَا تَدۡمِيرٗا ١٦

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran:

Whenever We intend to destroy a society, We command its elite ˹to obey Allah˺ but they act rebelliously in it. So the decree ˹of punishment˺ is justified, and We destroy it utterly.

Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhammad Muhsin Khan:

And when We decide to destroy a town (population), We (first) send a definite order (to obey Allâh and be righteous) to those among them [or We (first) increase in number those of its population] who lead a life of luxury. Then, they transgress therein, and thus the word (of torment) is justified against it (them). Then We destroy it with complete destruction.

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Word list with translation

Word#	Text Uthmani	English Translation
1	وَإِذَآ	And when
2	أَرَدۡنَآ	We intend
3	أَن	that
4	نُّهۡلِكَ	We destroy
5	قَرۡيَةً	a town
6	أَمَرۡنَا	We order
7	مُتۡرَفِيهَا	its wealthy people
8	فَفَسَقُواْ	but they defiantly disobey
9	فِيهَا	therein
10	فَحَقَّ	so (is) proved true
11	عَلَيۡهَا	against it
12	ٱلۡقَوۡلُ	the word
13	فَدَمَّرۡنَٰهَا	and We destroy it
14	تَدۡمِيرٗا	(with) destruction
15	١٦	(16)

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