فَعَصَوْا رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَهُمْ أَخْذَةً رَّابِيَةً

FaAAasaw rasoola rabbihim faakhathahumakhthatan rabiya

And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity].