15:4
وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ
Transliteration:
Wama ahlakna min qaryatin illa walaha kitabun maAAloomun
Word by Word:
And not We destroyed any town but (there was) for it a decree known.
Translations:
And never have We destroyed any community [for its wrongdoing] unless a divine writ had (previously] been made known to it;
Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand.
And We destroyed no township but there was a known decree for it.
And never did We destroy a town but it had a decree made known.
And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.