The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:4

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Arabic English Morphology
وَكَم wakam
And how many Noun
مِّن min
of Prep
قَرْيَةٍ qaryatin
a city Noun
We destroyed it V
and came to it V
Our punishment Noun
بَيَٰتًا bayātan
(at) night Noun
or Prep
هُمْ hum
(while) they Noun
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