The Holy Quran 11:102 — Surah Hud

Arabic text

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَآ أَخَذَ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَهِىَ ظَـٰلِمَةٌ ۚ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُۥٓ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ

Translation

Such is the grasp (punishment) of your Rabb when He seized a town that is oppressive (that commits Shirk). Indeed His grasp (punishment) is painful and severe.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, wrongdoers are granted respite to a very great extent; when they do not desist in any way, they are seized and their throats are squeezed. The criminal may wish that the torment be lessened, or that he might break free from that grip and escape — “that is a mere fancy, an impossibility and madness”.

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