وَمَٓاwamāAnd notاَهْلَكْنَاahlaknāWe destroyedمِنْminanyقَرْيَةٍqaryatintownاِلَّاillābutوَلَهَاwalahā(there was) for itكِتَابٌkitābuna decreeمَعْلُومٌmaʿlūmunknownWe have not destroyed any town except that it had an appointed time.