( فأهلكنا أشد منهم بطشا ) أي أقوى من قومك ، يعني الأولين الذين أهلكوا بتكذيب الرسل ، ( ومضى مثل الأولين ) أي صفتهم وسنتهم وعقوبتهم ، فعاقبة هؤلاء كذلك في الإهلاك .
I destroyed those who were mightier than those nations, so we not incapable of destroying those who are weaker than them. The description of the destruction of the previous nations has passed in the Qur’ān, such as the Ad, Thamud, nation of Lot and the people of Madyan.