55 Preface فَلَمّا آسَفونَا انتَقَمنا مِنهُم فَأَغرَقناهُم أَجمَعينَYusuf AliWhen at length they1 provoked Us, We exacted retribution from them, and We drowned them all.2God is long-suffering, and gives many and many opportunities to the most hardened sinners for repentance. But at length comes a time when His justice is provoked, and the inevitable punishment follows.Cf. 7:136.