أَفَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ الْقُرَىٰ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا بَيَاتًا وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ
Afaamina ahlu alqura an ya/tiyahum ba/suna bayatan wahum na-imoona
Then did feel secure (the) people (of) the cities that comes to them Our punishment (at) night while they (were) asleep?
Can, then, the people of any community ever feel secure that Our punishment will not come upon them by night, while they are asleep?
Did the people of the towns feel secure against the coming of Our wrath by night while they were asleep?
Are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of Our wrath upon them as a night-raid while they sleep?
Are the people of the towns, then, secure from Our punishment coming to them by night while they sleep?
Then, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them at night while they were asleep?