2 : 66
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا نَكَٰلٗا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهَا وَمَا خَلۡفَهَا وَمَوۡعِظَةٗ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ
So We made it a deterrent punishment for those alive and for those who succeeded them, and an admonition for the righteous.
Ayah 66 of البَقَرَة (2 : 66). This page carries the verse in the Uthmani script with a translation of its meaning, at a stable URL that can be cited on its own.
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا نَكَٰلٗا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهَا وَمَا خَلۡفَهَا وَمَوۡعِظَةٗ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ
So We made it a deterrent punishment for those alive and for those who succeeded them, and an admonition for the righteous.