وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِي قَرۡيَةٖ مِّن نَّبِيٍّ إِلَّآ أَخَذۡنَآ أَهۡلَهَا بِٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَضَّرَّعُونَ
And We sent not any Prophet to a town, but We took its people with tribulation and desolation so that perhaps they will lower themselves
Author: Dr Laleh Bakhtiar