We have sent (messengers) to communities before you, and we put them to the test through adversity and hardship, that they may implore.
وَلَقَد أَرسَلنا إِلىٰ أُمَمٍ مِن قَبلِكَ فَأَخَذنٰهُم بِالبَأساءِ وَالضَّرّاءِ لَعَلَّهُم يَتَضَرَّعونَ
wa laqad arsalnaaa ilaaa umamim min qablika fa akhaznaahum bil ba’saaa’i waddarraaa’i la’allahum yata darra’oon