Al A’raf Ayah 4

وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَا فَجَآءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَـٰتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَآئِلُونَ ٤ ?Imagine? how many societies We have destroyed! Our torment took them by surprise ?while sleeping? at night or midday.