اِنْ كُلٌّ اِلَّا كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ ࣖ ( ص: ١٤ )
in
إِن
Not
kullun
كُلٌّ
all (of them)
illā
إِلَّا
but
kadhaba
كَذَّبَ
denied
l-rusula
ٱلرُّسُلَ
the Messengers
faḥaqqa
فَحَقَّ
so was just
ʿiqābi
عِقَابِ
My penalty
In kullun illaa kazzabar Rusula fahaqqa 'iqaab (Ṣād 38:14)
Sahih International:
Each of them denied the messengers, so My penalty was justified. (Sad [38] : 14)
1 Mufti Taqi Usmani
All of them did nothing but declare the messengers as liars; hence, My punishment became due.