Qaf Ayah 36

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُواْ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ ٣٦ ?Imagine? how many peoples We destroyed before them, who were far mightier than them. Then ?when the torment came,? they ?desperately? sought refuge in the land. ?But? was there any escape?