8:68
Al-Anfal 68
Surah Al-Anfal (الأنفال), verse 68 — reference 8:68. Arabic text with optional translation and free audio on Al-Qalam.
لَّوْلَا كِتَـٰبٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَآ أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
lawlā kitābun mina l-lahi sabaqa lamassakum fīmā akhadhtum ʿadhābun ʿaẓīmun
If not for a decree from Allāh that preceded, you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishment.