سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 98
أَوَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا ضُحًى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ ﴿98﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or, did the people of the towns then feel secure against the coming of Our punishment in the forenoon while they were playing?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَأَمِنَ
awa-amina
Or felt secure
أَهْلُ
ahlu
(the) people
ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ
l-qurā
(of) the cities
أَن
an
that
يَأْتِيَهُم
yatiyahum
comes to them
بَأْسُنَا
basunā
Our punishment
ضُحًۭى
ḍuḥan
(in) daylight
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَلْعَبُونَ
yalʿabūna
(were) playing
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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98. Or are they secure from the coming of Our punishment upon them in the forenoon while they are playing [102]?
[102] From these verses, one thing that is learned is that Allah's seizure or punishment comes suddenly, while people are completely heedless and unaware of it—whether this punishment comes during the day when people are busy with their businesses, work, or amusements, or whether it comes at night when they are sleeping in heedlessness. That is, like death, there is no fixed time for this punishment; in fact, the signs of death are sometimes felt, but such a seizure always comes unexpectedly. The second point is that when the same diseases and signs of disbelief, disobedience, and rebellion are found among these people for which previous nations were punished, then why can it not come upon them as well? Therefore, there is no reasonable cause for these people to be fearless.
[102] From these verses, one thing that is learned is that Allah's seizure or punishment comes suddenly, while people are completely heedless and unaware of it—whether this punishment comes during the day when people are busy with their businesses, work, or amusements, or whether it comes at night when they are sleeping in heedlessness. That is, like death, there is no fixed time for this punishment; in fact, the signs of death are sometimes felt, but such a seizure always comes unexpectedly. The second point is that when the same diseases and signs of disbelief, disobedience, and rebellion are found among these people for which previous nations were punished, then why can it not come upon them as well? Therefore, there is no reasonable cause for these people to be fearless.
