Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Ar-Room, Ayah 49
وَإِن كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمُبْلِسِينَ
Although they were, before it was sent down upon them - before that, in despair.
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(Though before that) before the rain, (even before it was sent down upon them, they were in despair) about the rain.
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
Though indeed before it was sent down upon them before that min qablihi is repeated for emphasis they had been despondent despairing of its sending down.