Surah Ar-Rum, ayah 49

30:49

وَإِن كَانُواْ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيۡهِم مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦ لَمُبۡلِسِينَ ٤٩

Wa in kānū min qabli an yunazzala 'alayhim min qablihī lamublisīn

Although they were, before it was sent down upon them - before that, in despair.