The Holy Quran 21:95 — Surah Al-Anbya

Arabic text

وَحَرَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

Translation

It is an established fact that the town which We have destroyed shall never return (to this world)...

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The eternal deprivation of the punished nations: earlier the believers who attained deliverance were mentioned; in contrast to them, this verse mentions the disbelievers who perish. That is, those for whom destruction and ruin have already been decreed will never abandon their disbelief and disobedience, repent and turn to Allah.

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