Has not the story reached them of those before them? - The people of Nuh (Noah), 'Ad, and Thamud, the people of Ibrahim (Abraham), the dwellers of Madyan (Midian) and the cities overthrown [i.e. the people to whom Lout (Lot) preached], to them came their Messengers with clear proofs. So it was not Allah Who wronged them, but they used to wrong themselves.

Then Fir'aun (Pharaoh) sent callers to (all) the cities.

And He destroyed the overthrown cities [of Sodom to which Prophet Lout (Lot) was sent].

And Fir'aun (Pharaoh), and those before him, and the cities overthrown [the towns of the people of [Lout (Lot)] committed sin,

When the sun Kuwwirat (wound round and lost its light and is overthrown).