Al-A'raaf 7:4
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وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَا فَجَآءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَٰتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَآئِلُونَ
Wakam min qaryatin ahlaknahafajaaha ba/suna bayatan aw hum qa-iloon
"And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon."
Saheeh International translation
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"How many towns We have destroyed! Our punishment came to them by night or while they slept in the afternoon:"
Pickthall (classic)+
"How many a township have We destroyed! As a raid by night, or while they slept at noon, Our terror came unto them."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"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."