Quran

 11:102

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَىٰ وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ ۚ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ ﴿١٠٢﴾

102. Such is the grip of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. His grip is most painful, most severe.