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Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 98

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أَوَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا ضُحًى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ

Awa amina ahlu alqur a an yatiyahum basun a d u h an wahum yalAAaboon a

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?⁷⁸

- Mohammad Asad

Or do the people of these towns feel secure from Our punishment coming to them in broad daylight while they are playing around?

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Or did they feel secure that Our punishment would not come upon them by day while they were at play?

- Mustafa Khattab

Or are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of Our wrath upon them in the daytime while they play?

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Or else did they feel secure against its coming in broad daylight while they played about (care-free)?

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali