That is because your Lord would not destroy towns for injustice while their inhabitants are unaware.
Al-An'am 6:131
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ذَٰلِكَ أَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ رَبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ الْقُرَىٰ بِظُلْمٍ وَأَهْلُهَا غَافِلُونَ
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That is because your Lord would not destroy towns for injustice while their inhabitants are unaware.
Your Lord would never unfairly destroy towns while their people didn't know the truth.
That's because your Lord would never unfairly destroy towns whose people weren't warned.
That is because your Lord would not destroy towns unjustly while their people were unaware.
That is because your Lord would never destroy towns for their wrongdoing while their inhabitants are unaware.
That is because your Lord would never destroy towns for their wrongdoing while their inhabitants are unaware.
That is because your Lord would not destroy the cities for wrongdoing while their people were unaware.
This is because your Lord would not destroy the (populations of) towns for their wrong-doing (i.e. associating others in worship along with Allâh) while their people were unaware (so the Messengers were sent).
This is because your Lord would never destroy a town for their wrongdoing while its people are unaware [of the truth].
(The messengers were sent) thus, for thy Lord would not destroy for their wrong-doing men's habitations whilst their occupants were unwarned.
This is because thy Lord destroyeth not the townships arbitrarily while their people are unconscious (of the wrong they do).
Your Lord would not destroy a community for its wrongdoing, so long as its people were still unaware.
(They will be made to bear this witness to show that) it is not the way of your Lord to destroy cities unjustly while their people were unaware of the Truth.
This is because your Lord would never destroy the towns unjustly while their people were unaware.
Thalika an lam yakun rabbuka muhlika alqura bithulmin waahluha ghafiloona