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Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 97

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أَفَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا بَيَـٰتًا وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ
Afaamina ahlu alqur a an yatiyahum basun a bay a tan wahum n a imoon a
Can, then, the people of any community ever feel secure that Our punishment will not come upon them by night, while they are asleep?
  - Mohammad Asad
Do the people of these towns now feel secure from Our punishment coming to them by night while they might be fast asleep?
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
Did the people of those societies feel secure that Our punishment would not come upon them by night while they were asleep?
  - Mustafa Khattab
Are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of Our wrath upon them as a night raid while they sleep?
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
Did the people of the towns feel secure against the coming of our wrath by night while they were asleep? 1067
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali

This and the two following verses should be read together. They furnish a commentary on the story of the five prophets that has already been related. Allah's wrath may come by night or by day, whether people are arrogantly defying Allah's laws or are sunk in lethargy or vain dreams of unreality. Who can escape Allah's decree, and who can feel themselves outside it except those who are seeking their own ruin?

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