وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخۡنٰهُمۡ عَلٰي مَكَانَتِهِمۡ فَمَا اسۡتَطَاعُوۡا مُضِيًّا وَّلَا يَرۡجِعُوۡنَࣖ‏

And if We willed, We could have deformed them, [paralyzing them] in their places so they would not be able to proceed, nor could they return