وَ كَمّ مِّنْ
مِنْ قَرْیَةٍ
قَرْ ىَ تِنْ اَهْلَكْنٰهَا
اَهْ لَكْ نَا هَا فَجَآءَهَا
فَ جَآ ءَ هَا بَاْسُنَا
بَاْ سُ نَا بَیَاتًا
بَ يَا تَنْ اَوْ
اَوْ هُمْ
هُمْ قَآىِٕلُوْنَ
قَآ ءِ لُوْٓ نْ
˹Imagine˺ how many societies We have destroyed! Our torment took them by surprise ˹while sleeping˺ at night or midday.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.
— Saheeh International