The Saheeh International Quran Translation :
القول في تفسير قوله تعالي: سورة: الْإِسْرَآء الآية:16
» The Saheeh International Quran Translation
And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.