وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَا فَجَآءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَـٰتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَآئِلُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (பாவிகள் வாழ்ந்து வந்த) எத்தனையோ ஊர்களை நாம் அழித்திருக்கிறோம்; நமது வேதனை அவர்களை(த் திடீரென) இரவிலோ அல்லது (களைப்பாறுவதற்காகப்) பகலில் தூங்கிக்கொண்டிருக்கும் போதோ வந்தடைந்தது.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද ගම්මාන කොපමණ ප්රමාණයක් අප විනාශ කර ඇත්තෙමු ද? අපගේ දඬුවම ඔවුන් රාත්රිය ගත කරමින් සිටිය දී හෝ දහවල් කාලයේ මද නින්දක වැටී සිටියදී ඒ වෙත පැමිණියේ ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور بہت بستیوں کو ہم نے تباه کردیا اور ان پر ہمارا عذاب رات کے وقت پہنچا یا ایسی حالت میں کہ وه دوپہر کے وقت آرام میں تھے۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- われは如何に多くの町を滅したことであろうか，わが力は夜の間に，またかれらの昼の休みに（突然）襲いかかる。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 有许多城市曾被我毁灭了；我的刑罚，在他们过夜的时候，或在他们午睡的时候，降临他们。
Tafsir of 7:4
Nations that were destroyed Allah said, وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَهَا (And a great number of towns We destroyed.) for defying Our Messengers and rejecting them. This behavior led them to earn disgrace in this life, which led them to disgrace in the Hereafter. Allah said in other Ayat, وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِىءَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُواْ مِنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ (And indeed (many) Messengers before you were mocked at, but their scoffers were surrounded by the very thing that they used to mock at) 6:10, and فَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَهَا وَهِىَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَى عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُّعَطَّلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَّشِيدٍ (And many a township did We destroy while they were given to wrongdoing, so that it lie in ruins (up to this day), and (many) a deserted well and lofty castle!) 22:45, and, وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ بَطِرَتْ مَعِيشَتَهَا فَتِلْكَ مَسَكِنُهُمْ لَمْ تُسْكَن مِّن بَعْدِهِمْ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً وَكُنَّا نَحْنُ الْوَرِثِينَ (And how many a town have We destroyed, which was thankless for its means of livelihood And those are their dwellings, which have not been inhabited after them except a little.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
