Allah sets forth the parable of (the people of) a town who were secure and content and whose sustenance came in abundance from every quarter. But then the people of the town showed ingratitude towards Allah for His bounties, so Allah afflicted them with hunger and fear in punishment for their evil deeds.
و خداوند شهرى را مثل زده است كه امن و آرام بود و رزقش به وفور از هر طرف به آن مى‌رسيد، اما كفران نعمت خدا كردند و خدا هم به سزاى آنچه انجام مى‌دادند طعم گرسنگى و هراس را به [مردم‌] آن چشانيد