48وَكَأَيِّن مِن قَريَةٍ أَملَيتُ لَها وَهِيَ ظالِمَةٌ ثُمَّ أَخَذتُها وَإِلَيَّ المَصيرُTaqi UsmaniAnd how many towns were there to whom I allowed respite, while they were wrongdoers, then I seized them. And to Me is the final return.