سورة الاٴعرَاف
Surah Al-A‘râf 7:4
The Elevated Places · Verse 4 of 206
وَكَمْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا فَجَاءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَاتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَائِلُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
So many a (rebellious) township have We caused to be ruined; so Our punishment visited them by night or while they were taking their midday rest;
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
How many towns have We destroyed (for their sins)? Our punishment took them on a sudden by night or while they slept for their afternoon rest.
Ahmed Ali
Many a habitation have We laid low before: Our retribution came upon them in the night or in the midst of siesta at noon.
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Ali Unal
How many a township We have destroyed (because they did not pay heed to Our warning). Our scourge fell upon them at night or when they were taking their ease in the noontime.
Daryabadi
And how many a township We have destroyed, upon them Our violence came at night or while they were taking their midday rest.
Faridul Haque
And many a township did We destroy - so Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And how many a town have We destroyed! So Our punishment came to it by night or while they slept at midday.
Maulvi Sher Ali
How many a town have WE destroyed ! And our punishment came upon it by night or while they slept at noon.
Muhammad Asad
And how many a [rebellious] community have We destroyed, with Our punishment coming upon it by night, or while they were resting at noontide!
Muhammad Musin Khan
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 sleeping for their afternoon rest.
Muhammad Pickthall
How many a township have We destroyed! As a raid by night, or while they slept at noon, Our terror came unto them.
Muhammad Sarwar
How many cities have We destroyed! Our wrath struck their people at night or during their midday siesta.
Muhammed ali Shakir
And how many a town that We destroyed, so Our punishment came to it by night or while they slept at midday.
Rashad Khalifa
Many a community we annihilated; they incurred our retribution while they were asleep, or wide awake.
Shabbir Ahmed
(You will find ample documentation in history that when communities ignored Our Permanent Value System they met with destruction.) How many a community We (Our laws) have annihilated! Our requital visited them by night, or while they slept for their afternoon rest.