Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 49

وَإِن كَانُواْ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيۡهِم مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦ لَمُبۡلِسِينَ٤٩

wa-in kānū min qabli an yunazzala ʿalayhim min qablihi lamub'lisīna

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