Surah Al-A'raf 7:5

فَمَا كَانَ دَعْوَىٰهُمْ إِذْ جَآءَهُم بَأْسُنَآ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـٰلِمِينَ

And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

And their only plea their only words when Our might came upon them was to say ‘We were evildoers indeed’.

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 7:5, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.