أَوَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا ضُحًى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Or did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them in the morning while they were at play?
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அல்லது அவ்வூர் வாசிகள் (கவலையில்லாது) பகலில் விளையாடிக்கொண்டிருக்கும் போதே, நமது வேதனை அவர்களையடையாது என பயமில்லாமல் இருக்கின்றார்களா?
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ඔවුහු කෙළිලොල් කරමින් සිටිය දී පෙරවරුවේ අපගේ දඬුවම ඔවුන් වෙත පැමිණීම ගැන ප්රදේශවාසීහු අභයදායීව සිටින්නෝ ද?
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور کیا ان بستیوں کے رہنے والے اس بات سے بےفکر ہوگئے ہیں کہ ان پر ہمارا عذاب دن چڑھے آپڑے جس وقت کہ وه اپنے کھیلوں میں مشغول ہوں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- また町や村の人びとは，昼間かれらが戯れている間に訪れるわが激怒に対して，安心出来るのであろうか。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 各城市的居民难道不怕我的刑罚，在上午，当他们在游戏的时候降临他们吗？
Tafsir of 7:98
Blessings come with Faith, while Kufr brings Torment Allah mentions here the little faith of the people of the towns to whom He sent Messengers. In another instance, Allah said, فَلَوْلاَ كَانَتْ قَرْيَةٌ ءَامَنَتْ فَنَفَعَهَآ إِيمَانُهَا إِلاَّ قَوْمَ يُونُسَ لَمَّآ ءَامَنُواْ كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمْ عَذَابَ الخِزْىِ فِى الْحَيَوةَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَتَّعْنَاهُمْ إِلَى حِينٍ (Was there any town (community) that believed (after seeing the punishment), and its faith (at that moment) saved it (from the punishment) -- Except the people of Yunus; when they believed, We removed from them the torment of disgrace in the life of the (present) world, and permitted them to enjoy for a while.) 10:98 This Ayah indicates that no city believed in its entirety, except the city of Prophet Yunus, for they all believed after they were stricken by punishment. Allah said (about Prophet Yunus), وَأَرْسَلْنَهُ إِلَى مِاْئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ - فََامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعْنَهُمْ إِلَى حِينٍ (And We sent him to a hundred thousand (people) or even more.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
