Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 4
وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَا فَجَآءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَـٰتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَآئِلُونَ
And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.
Al-A'raf · 7:4
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
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