فَلَمَّا أَحَسُّوا بَأْسَنَا إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ
[21:12]
So when they felt Our punishment, lo! they began to fly
Yet, when they felt Our Punishment (coming), behold, they (tried to) flee from it.
And, when they felt Our might, behold them fleeing from it!