38. Sad · Verse 3

سورة ص
3

كَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّن قَرۡنٖ فَنَادَواْ وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٖ

How many generations before them did We destroy? In the end they cried (for mercy)- when there was no longer time for being saved!