وَلَقَدۡ

أَرۡسَلۡنَآ

إِلَىٰٓ

أُمَمٖ

مِّن

قَبۡلِكَ

فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُم

بِٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِ

وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ

لَعَلَّهُمۡ

يَتَضَرَّعُونَ

٤٢

Indeed, We have sent messengers before you ˹O Prophet˺ to other people who We put through suffering and adversity ˹for their denial˺, so perhaps they would be humbled.

Why did they not humble themselves when We made them suffer? Instead, their hearts were hardened, and Satan made their misdeeds appealing to them.