The Heights, The Elevated Places — Verse 4
7:4 · al-A`raf
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:4
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَكَم
wakam
|
And how many | Noun |
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مِّن
min
|
of | Prep |
|
قَرْيَةٍ
qaryatin
|
a city | Noun |
|
أَهْلَكْنَٰهَا
ahlaknāhā
|
We destroyed it | V |
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فَجَآءَهَا
fajāahā
|
and came to it | V |
|
بَأْسُنَا
basunā
|
Our punishment | Noun |
|
بَيَٰتًا
bayātan
|
(at) night | Noun |
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أَوْ
aw
|
or | Prep |
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هُمْ
hum
|
(while) they | Noun |
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قَآئِلُونَ
qāilūna
|
were sleeping at noon | Noun |
How many towns We have destroyed! Our punishment came to them by night or while they slept in the afternoon
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَكَم مِّن قَرۡیَةٍ أَهۡلَكۡنَـٰهَا فَجَاۤءَهَا بَأۡسُنَا بَیَـٰتًا أَوۡ هُمۡ قَاۤىِٕلُونَ ٤
wakam min qaryatin ahlaknāhā fajāahā basunā bayātan aw hum qāilūn