7:4 wa kam min qaryatin ahlaknaahaa fa jaa-ahaa ba’sunaa bayaatan aw hum qaailuun

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
And many a township did We destroy - so Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.

Yusuf Ali:
How many towns have We destroyed (for their sins)? Our punishment took them on a sudden by night or while they slept for their afternoon rest.

Pickthal:
How many a township have We destroyed! As a raid by night, or while they slept at noon, Our terror came unto them.