Surah Saba Ayah 16

فَأَعْرَضُوا۟ فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَيْلَ ٱلْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنَـٰهُم بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ جَنَّتَيْنِ ذَوَاتَىْ أُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَأَثْلٍ وَشَىْءٍ مِّن سِدْرٍ قَلِيلٍ

In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 34:16 says: “But they turned away [refusing], so We sent upon them the flood of the dam,<sup foot_note=197120>1</sup> and We replaced their two [fields of] gardens with gardens of bitter fruit, tamarisks and something of sparse lote trees.”

Translation source: Saheeh International

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Quran 34:16 is in Surah Saba, chapter 34 of the Quran.

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