14 Preface فَكَذَّبوهُ فَعَقَروها فَدَمدَمَ عَلَيهِم رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِم فَسَوّاهاAli Quli QaraiBut they impugned him and then hamstrung her, so their Lord took them unawares by night1 because of their sin, and levelled it.2 Or ‘destroyed them,’ or ‘crushed them,’ or ‘brought down His punishment (or wrath) upon them.’That is, razed their city to the ground.