Surah Al-Anbya — Ayah 12 (21:12)
فَلَمَّآ أَحَسُّواْ بَأۡسَنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنۡهَا يَرۡكُضُونَ ١٢
English translation (Saheeh International)
And when they [i.e., its inhabitants] perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.
Brief commentary
Then when those who were destroyed saw My destructive punishment, they began to run from their towns to flee destruction.