131st Ayah from Surah Al An'am
Sahih International
That is because your Lord would not destroy the cities for wrongdoing while their people were unaware.
Abdul Haleem
your Lord would not destroy towns for their wrongdoing if they had not been warned.
Mohsin Khan/Hilali
This is because your Lord would not destroy the (populations of) towns for their wrong-doing (i.e. associating others in worship along with Allah) while their people were unaware (so the Messengers were sent).
Taqi Usmani
That (Allah sends messengers) is because your Lord is not to destroy any towns on account of any wrongdoing, while their people are unaware.
Pickthall
This is because thy Lord destroyeth not the townships arbitrarily while their people are unconscious (of the wrong they do).
Pickthall
(The messengers were sent) thus, for thy Lord would not destroy for their wrong-doing men's habitations whilst their occupants were unwarned.