وَإِن كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمُبْلِسِينَ
Wa in kaanoo min qabli any yunazzala 'alaihim min qablihee lamubliseen
though before it is sent they may have lost all hope.
though before it was sent down upon them, they had been in utter despair.