وَإِذۡ

تَأَذَّنَ

رَبُّكَ

لَيَبۡعَثَنَّ

عَلَيۡهِمۡ

إِلَىٰ

يَوۡمِ

ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ

مَن

يَسُومُهُمۡ

سُوٓءَ

ٱلۡعَذَابِۗ

إِنَّ

رَبَّكَ

لَسَرِيعُ

ٱلۡعِقَابِ

وَإِنَّهُۥ

لَغَفُورٞ

رَّحِيمٞ

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And recall when Your Lord proclaimed¹ that 'He would continually set in authority over them, till the Day of Judgement, those who would ruthless oppress them.'² Surely, your Lord is swift in chastising; and yet He is All-Forgiving, All-Merciful.