بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)bal ta'teehim baghtatan fatabhatuhum falaa yastatee'oona raddahaa walaa hum yunzaroon
DIN 31635bal taʾtīhim baġtatan fatabhatuhum falā yastaṭīʿūna raddahā walā hum yunẓarūna
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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In fact, it will come upon them suddenly, and bewilder them. They will not be able to repel it, and they will not be reprieved.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Nay, but it will come upon them unawares so that it will stupefy them, and they will be unable to repel it, neither will they be reprieved
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Nay, it shall come on them suddenly, and shall dumbfounder them, and they shall not be able to repel it, nor shall they be respited
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
But it shall come on them suddenly and shall confound them; and they shall not be able to put it back, neither shall they be respited
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
But the day of vengeance shall come upon them suddenly, and shall strike them with astonishment: They shall not be able to avert it; neither shall they be respited
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Në të vërtetë, (Kiameti) do t'u vijë papritur dhe do t'i hutojë, as do të mund ta shmangin atë e as do t'u jepet afat (për t'u penduar).
বরং (সে শাস্তি) আকস্মিকভাবে তাদের ওপর এসে পড়বে এবং তা তাদেরকে হতভম্ব করে দিবে। ফলে তারা তা প্রতিরোধ করতে সক্ষম হবে না এবং তাদেরকে (তাওবার জন্য) অবকাশও দেয়া হবে না।
nego će im nenadano doći i zaprepastiti ih i neće je moći nazad vratiti i neće im se vremena dati!
nego će im nenadano doći i zaprepastiti ih i neće je moći nazad vratiti i neće im se vremena dati!
Ko woni, nge aray e maɓɓe e juhayee nge muga ɓe, hara ɓe kattantaake mdttugol nge, ɓe wonaani kadi neeɓnoyateeɓe.
დიახ, ნამდვილად მოვა იგი [განკითხვის დღე] მათზე სრულიად მოულოდნელად ისე, რომ ისინი გაოგნდებიან. ვერ შეძლებენ მის აცილებას და არც გადაუვადდებათ.
Vielmehr wird es sie plötzlich überkommen und sie überraschen. Dann werden sie es nicht abwenden können, und es wird ihnen (auch) kein Aufschub gewährt.
Όχι (δε θα αρπάξει η Φωτιά τους άπιστους ενώ την περιμένουν), αλλά θα τους έρθει ξαφνικά και θα τους συγκλονίσει. Δε θα μπορούν να την αποτρέψουν, ούτε θα τους δοθεί αναβολή (για να στραφούν με μεταμέλεια και να ελεηθούν)!
बल्कि वह उनपर अचानक आएगी, तो उन्हें आश्चर्यचकित कर देगी। फिर वे न उसे फेर सकेंगे और न उन्हें मोहलत दी जाएगी।
Ma li prenderà di sorpresa, lasciandoli increduli, e non potranno respingerla e non verrà concessa loro tregua.
40. Ne, tai (Ugnis arba Prikėlimo Diena) ateis pas juos netikėtai ir apstulbins juos ir jie neturės galios jos išvengti, nei jiems bus leista atsikvėpti.
Dhugumaatti, isheen (Qiyaaman yookaa ibiddi) tasuma isaanitti dhuftee, isaan dhamaafti, Ishee (of irraa) deebisuu hin danda’anu; yeroonis isaaniif hin kennamu.
Нет, напротив, он придёт к ним внезапно и ошеломит их, и они не смогут отвратить его, и им не будет дана отсрочка!
Напротив, казна ће изненада да им дође и они неће моћи да је отклоне, и неће им се дати прилика за покајање.
Bali itawafikia kwa ghafla, na itawashitua na wala hawataweza kuirudisha, wala hawatapewa muhula!
Ja, den ska drabba dem utan förvarning och lamslå dem, och de kan inte avvärja den och de får inget uppskov.
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(ہاں ہاں!) وعدے کی گھڑی ان کے پاس اچانک آجائے گی اور انہیں ہکا بکا کر دے گی[1] ، پھر نہ تو یہ لوگ اسے ٹال سکیں گے اور نہ ذرا سی بھی مہلت دیئے[2] جائیں گے.
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وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wayaqooloona mataa haadhaa l-wa'du in kuntum saadiqeen
DIN 31635wayaqūlūna matā hāḏā l-waʿdu ʾin kuntum ṣādiqīna
And they say, "When will this promise come true, if you are truthful?"
And they say: When will this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful
And they say, 'When will this threat (come to pass), if ye tell the truth
They say, "When will this threat be made good? Tell us, if ye be men of truth
They say, when will this threat be accomplished, if ye speak truth
لَوْ يَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)law ya'lamu lladheena kafaroo heena laa yakuffoona 'an wujoohihimu n-naara walaa 'an zuhoorihim walaa hum yunsaroon
DIN 31635law yaʿlamu llaḏīna kafarū ḥīna lā yakuffūna ʿan wuǧūhihimu n-nāra walā ʿan ẓuhūrihim walā hum yunṣarūna
If those who disbelieve only knew, when they cannot keep the fire off their faces and off their backs, and they will not be helped.
If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not be able to drive off the fire from their faces and from their backs, and they will not be helped
Did those who misbelieve but know when the fire shall not be warded off from their faces nor from their backs, and they shall not be helped
Did the infidels but know the time when they shall not be able to keep the fire of hell from their faces or from their backs, neither shall they be helped
If they who believe not, knew that the time will surely come, then they shall not be able to drive back the fire of hell from their faces, nor from their backs, neither shall they be helped, they would not hasten it
21:40 — the verse above
وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِٱلَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqadi stuhzi'a birusulin min qablika fahaaqa billadheena sakhiroo minhum maa kaanoo bihi yastahzi'oon
DIN 31635walaqadi stuhziʾa birusulin min qablika faḥāqa billaḏīna saḫirū minhum mā kānū bihi yastahziʾūna
The translators word this verse differently
Messengers before you were also ridiculed, but those who jeered were surrounded by what they had ridiculed.
Messengers before thee, indeed, were mocked, but that whereat they mocked surrounded those who scoffed at them
Prophets before thee have been mocked at, but that whereat they jested encompassed those who mocked
Other apostles have been scoffed at before thee: but that doom at which they mocked encompassed the scoffers
Other apostles have been mocked before thee: But the punishment which they scoffed at, fell upon such of them as mocked
قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)qul man yakla'ukum billayli wan-nahaari mina r-rahmaani bal hum 'an dhikri rabbihim mu'ridoon
DIN 31635qul man yaklaʾukum billayli wan-nahāri mina r-raḥmāni bal hum ʿan ḏikri rabbihim muʿriḍūna
Say, "Who guards you against the Merciful by night and by day?" But they turn away from the mention of their Lord.
Say: Who guardeth you in the night or in the day from the Beneficent? Nay, but they turn away from mention of their Lord
Say, 'Who shall guard you by night and by day from the Merciful?' Nay, but they from the mention of their Lord do turn aside
SAY: Who shall protect you by night and by day from the God of Mercy? Yet turn they away from the warning of their Lord
Say unto the scoffers, who shall save you by night and by day from the Merciful? Yet they utterly neglect the remembrance of their Lord
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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