وَكَم And how many wakam of min a city qaryatin We destroyed it ahlaknāhā and came to it fajāahā Our punishment basunā (at) night bayātan or aw (while) they hum were sleeping at noon qāilūna
And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.
فَمَا Then not famā was kāna their plea daʿwāhum when idh came to them jāahum Our punishment basunā except illā that an they said qālū Indeed, we innā were kunnā wrongdoers ẓālimīna
And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"
فَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ Then surely We will question falanasalanna those (to) whom alladhīna were sent ur'sila to them (Messengers) ilayhim and surely We will question walanasalanna the Messengers l-mur'salīna
Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.
فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ Then surely We will narrate falanaquṣṣanna to them ʿalayhim with knowledge biʿil'min and not wamā were We kunnā absent ghāibīna
Then We will surely relate [their deeds] to them with knowledge, and We were not [at all] absent.