Surah Al-A'raf 7:98 — translation and meaning
الأعراف · Verse 98 / 206 · Page 163
أَوَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ الْقُرَى أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا ضُحًى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ
Word by Word
أَوَأَمِنَ
awa-amina
Or felt secure
أَهْلُ
ahlu
(the) people
الْقُرَى
al-qura
(of) the cities
أَن
an
that
يَأْتِيَهُم
yatiyahum
comes to them
بَأْسُنَا
basuna
Our punishment
ضُحًى
duhan
(in) daylight
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَلْعَبُونَ
yal'abuna
(were) playing
Transliteration
Awa amina ahlul quraaa ai yaatiyahum baasunaa duhanw wa hum yal'aboon
Translation
Or did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them in the morning while they were at play?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Or do they feel safe from the punishment of Allah overcoming them during the day, mid- morning, while they are amusing themselves forgetfully, busy with the life of this world?
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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