فَ مَا كَانَ
كَا نَ دَعْوٰىهُمْ
دَعْ وَا هُمْ اِذْ
اِذْ جَآءَهُمْ
جَآ ءَ هُمْ بَاْسُنَاۤ
بَاْ سُ نَآ اِلَّاۤ
اِلّ لَٓا اَنْ
اَنْ قَالُوْۤا
قَا لُوْٓ اِنَّا
اِنّ نَا كُنَّا
كُنّ نَا ظٰلِمِیْنَ
ظَا لِ مِىْٓ نْ
Their only cry—when overwhelmed by Our torment—was, “We have indeed been wrongdoers.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"
— Saheeh International