Surah Al-An'am (6:42)
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ
And indeed We sent [messengers] to communities before you, then We seized them with hardship and with harm so that they might plead in humble entreaty.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل (rsl), ا م م (Amm), ق ب ل (qbl), ا خ ذ (Ax*), ب ا س (bAs), ض ر ر (Drr), ض ر ع (DrE)