Al-Qalam 68:49

Lawla an tadarakahu niAAmatunmin rabbihi lanubitha bilAAara-i wahuwa mathmoom

If not that a favor [i.e., mercy] from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.

Had not a favour from His Lord come to his help, he would have been cast in the wilderness in a reproachable state.