# Quran 7:78 — Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights), Verse 78

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلرَّجۡفَةُ فَأَصۡبَحُواْ فِي دَارِهِمۡ جَٰثِمِينَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
فَاَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ فَاَصْبَحُوْا فِیْ دَارِهِمْ جٰثِمِیْنَ ۟

## Transliteration
Fa akhazat humur rajfatu fa asbahoo fee daarihim jaasimeen

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> So the earthquake took them unawares, and they lay prostrate in their homes in the morning!

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-A'raf 7:78 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-A'raf is a meccan surah with 206 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-a-raf.md
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