43:8
فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
fa-ahlaknā ashadda min'hum baṭshan wamaḍā mathalu l-awalīna
so We have destroyed mightier people than [the disbelievers of Mecca] and their example has gone down in history.
Then We destroyed men stronger (in power) than these - and the example of the ancients has passed away (before them).