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فَأَهْلَكْنَا أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَى مَثَلُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
English Transliteration: Fa ahlaknea ashadda minhum baatshan va madea masalul avvaleen(avvaleena).
Therefore We destroyed those even who were stronger (the dwellers of Makkah) possessing them violently. The examples (related to the ancients) were mentioned (earlier).