Surah Al-A'raf (الأعراف) • The Heights

Quran 7:4

7:4

وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَا فَجَآءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَـٰتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَآئِلُونَ

wakam min qaryatin ahlaknāhā fajāahā basunā bayātan aw hum qāilūna

And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.

— Saheeh International

How many towns We have destroyed! Our punishment came to them by night or while they slept in the afternoon:

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And a great number of towns (their population) We destroyed (for their crimes). Our torment came upon them (suddenly) by night or while they were taking their midday nap.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَكَمwakamAnd how many
مِّنminof
قَرْيَةٍqaryatina city
أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَاahlaknāhāWe destroyed it
فَجَآءَهَاfajāahāand came to it
بَأْسُنَاbasunāOur punishment
بَيَـٰتًاbayātan(at) night
أَوْawor
هُمْhum(while) they
قَآئِلُونَqāilūnawere sleeping at noon