وَلَوْ And if walaw [that] anna people ahla (of) the cities l-qurā (had) believed āmanū and feared Allah wa-ittaqaw surely We (would have) opened lafataḥnā upon them ʿalayhim blessings barakātin from mina the heaven l-samāi and the earth wal-arḍi but walākin they denied kadhabū So We seized them fa-akhadhnāhum for what bimā they used to kānū earn yaksibūna
And if only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allāh, We would have opened [i.e., bestowed] upon them blessings from the heaven and the earth; but they denied [the messengers], so We seized them for what they were earning.
أَفَأَمِنَ Then did feel secure afa-amina (the) people ahlu (of) the cities l-qurā that an comes to them yatiyahum Our punishment basunā (at) night bayātan while they wahum (were) asleep nāimūna
Then, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them at night while they were asleep?
أَوَأَمِنَ Or felt secure awa-amina (the) people ahlu (of) the cities l-qurā that an comes to them yatiyahum Our punishment basunā (in) daylight ḍuḥan while they wahum (were) playing yalʿabūna
Or did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them in the morning while they were at play?
أَفَأَمِنُوا۟ Then did they feel secure afa-aminū (from the) plan makra (of) Allah l-lahi But not falā feel secure yamanu (from the) plan makra (of) Allah l-lahi except illā the people l-qawmu (who are) the losers l-khāsirūna
Then, did they feel secure from the plan of Allāh? But no one feels secure from the plan of Allāh except the losing people.