وَلَوْلَٓاwalawlāAnd if notاَنْan[that]تُص۪يبَهُمْtuṣībahumstruck themمُص۪يبَةٌmuṣībatuna disasterبِمَاbimāfor whatقَدَّمَتْqaddamathad sent forthاَيْد۪يهِمْaydīhimtheir handsفَيَقُولُواfayaqūlūand they would sayرَبَّـنَاrabbanāOur LordلَوْلَٓاlawlāWhy notاَرْسَلْتَarsaltaYou sentاِلَيْنَاilaynāto usرَسُولاًrasūlana Messengerفَنَتَّبِعَfanattabiʿaso we (could have) followedاٰيَاتِكَāyātikaYour Versesوَنَكُونَwanakūnaand we (would) have beenمِنَminaofالْمُؤْمِن۪ينَl-mu'minīnathe believersThus, if any disaster strikes them as a consequence of their own deeds they cannot say, "Our Lord, if only You sent a messenger to us, so that we would follow Your signs, and we would be of those who acknowledge."