Surah Al-Hajj, Ayah 48
Quran 22:48 · The Pilgrimage · Madani · Para 17 · Page 338
وَكَاَیِّنْ مِّنْ قَرْیَةٍ اَمْلَیْتُ لَهَا وَهِیَ ظَالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ اَخَذْتُهَا ۚ وَاِلَیَّ الْمَصِیْرُ ۟۠
Transliteration
Wakaayyin min qaryatin amlaytu lahawahiya thalimatun thumma akhathtuhawa-ilayya almaseer
Saheeh International
And for how many a city did I prolong enjoyment while it was committing wrong. Then I seized it, and to Me is the [final] destination.
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
How many towns are there which I gave respite to in punishment and which were oppressive due to their disbelief. I did not punish them instantly, to gradually lead them on, then I seized them by an obliterating punishment. To Me alone is their return on the Day of Judgment, then I will reward them for their disbelief with the everlasting punishment.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Explains 22:47–22:48 together — read it on 22:47