Al-A'raf 7:98
SAHIHأَوَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا ضُحًۭى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ
Or did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them in the morning while they were at play?
Awa amina ahlul quraaa ai yaatiyahum baasunaa duhanw wa hum yal'aboon
Tafsir (Commentary)
<h2>Blessings come with Faith, while Kufr brings Torment</h2><p>Allah mentions here the little faith of the people of the towns to whom He sent Messengers. In another instance, Allah said, </p><div class="arabic uthmani">فَلَوْلاَ كَانَتْ قَرْيَةٌ ءَامَنَتْ فَنَفَعَهَآ إِيمَانُهَا إِلاَّ قَوْمَ يُونُسَ لَمَّآ ءَامَنُواْ كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمْ عَذَابَ الخِزْىِ فِى الْحَيَوةَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَتَّعْنَاهُمْ إِلَى حِينٍ </div><p>(Was there any town (community) that believed (after seeing the punishment), and its faith (at that moment) saved it (from the punishment) -- Except the people of Yunus; when they believed, We removed from them the torment of disgrace in the life of the (present) world, and permitted them to enjoy for a while.) 10:98 This Ayah indicates that no city believed in its entirety, except the city of Prophet Yunus, for they all believed after they were stricken by punishment. Allah said (about Prophet Yunus), </p><div class="arabic uthmani">وَأَرْسَلْنَـهُ إِلَى مِاْئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ - فَـَامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعْنَـهُمْ إِلَى حِينٍ </div><p>(And We sent him to a hundred thousand (people) or even more. And they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while.) 37:147-148 Allah said in another Ayah, </p><div class="arabic uthmani">وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ</div><p>(And We did not send a warner to a township....) 34:34 Allah said …
Other Translations
Or are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of Our wrath upon them in the daytime while they play?
Or else did they feel secure against its coming in broad daylight while they played about (care-free)?
Or, did the people of the towns then feel secure against the coming of Our Punishment in the forenoon while they play?
Do the people of the towns feel secure that Our might will not come upon them by day, while they play?