Quran 7:98 — Al-A'raaf, verse 98
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Do the people of these towns feel secure that Our punishment will not come upon them by day, while they are at play?
أَوَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ الْقُرَىٰ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ بَأْسُنَا ضُحًى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ
awa-amina ahlu l-qurā an yatiyahum basunā ḍuḥan wahum yalʿabūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Do the people of the cities feel secure Our might shall not come upon them in daylight while they are playing?
- Muhammad Asad
- Why, can the people of any community ever feel secure that Our punishment will not come upon them in broad daylight, while they are engaged in (worldly] play?
- Sahih International
- Or did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them in the morning while they were at play?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَوَأَمِنَawa-amina | Or felt secure | أمن |
| 2 | أَهْلُahlu | (the) people | أهل |
| 3 | ٱلْقُرَىٰٓl-qurā | (of) the cities | قري |
| 4 | أَنan | that | — |
| 5 | يَأْتِيَهُمyatiyahum | comes to them | أتي |
| 6 | بَأْسُنَاbasunā | Our punishment | بأس |
| 7 | ضُحًۭىḍuḥan | (in) daylight | ضحو |
| 8 | وَهُمْwahum | while they | — |
| 9 | يَلْعَبُونَyalʿabūna | (were) playing | لعب |