The Qur'an

Arabic

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

Ahmad Ali

The 'Ad had also disavowed. How was then My punishment and My commination!

Ali Qarai

[The people of] ‘Ad impugned [their apostle]. So how were My punishment and warnings?

Amhad Khan

The tribe of A’ad denied – so how did My punishment turn out, and My warnings?

Arberry

Ad cried lies. How then were My chastisement and My warnings?

Corpus

Denied Aad; so how was My punishment and My warnings?

Daryabadi

And there belied the 'A-ad; so how dreadful have been My torment and warning!

Hilali & Khan

'Ad (people) belied (their Prophet, Hud), then how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?

Maududi

'Ad also gave the lie (to Hud). So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!

Muhammad Sarwar

The people of `Ad rejected Our guidance. How terrible was My torment and the result (of their disregard) of My warning.

Muhammad Shakir

Ad treated (the truth) as a lie, so how (great) was My punishment and My warning!

Pickthall

(The tribe of) A'ad rejected warnings. Then how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings.

Qaribullah

Aad too belied. How then were My punishment and My warnings!

Sahih Intl

'Aad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

Talal Itani

Aad denied the truth. So how were My punishment and My warnings?

Transliteration

Kaththabat AAadun fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Wahihuddin Khan

The people of 'Ad too rejected the truth. How terrible was My punishment and My warning.

Yusuf Ali

The 'Ad (people) (too) rejected (Truth): then how terrible was My Penalty and My Warning?

Arabic

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ

Ahmad Ali

We let loose against them a violent roaring wind on a day of ill omen, continuous,

Ali Qarai

Indeed We unleashed upon them an icy gale on an incessantly ill-fated day,

Amhad Khan

We indeed sent towards them a severe windstorm, on a day the ill luck of which lasted upon them forever.

Arberry

We loosed against them a wind clamorous in a day of ill fortune continuous,

Corpus

Indeed, We [We] sent upon them a wind furious on a day (of) misfortune continuous,

Daryabadi

Verily We! We sent against them a raging Wind On a day of calamity continuous.

Hilali & Khan

Verily, We sent against them a furious wind of harsh voice on a day of evil omen and continuous calamity.

Maududi

We sent a tumultuous wind against them on a day of unremitting misfortune,

Muhammad Sarwar

On an unfortunate day We sent upon them a continuous violent wind

Muhammad Shakir

Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill-luck

Pickthall

Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,

Qaribullah

And We sent against them a howling wind in a Day of continuous of ill fortune

Sahih Intl

Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,

Talal Itani

We unleashed upon them a screaming wind, on a day of unrelenting misery.

Transliteration

Inna arsalna AAalayhim reehan sarsaran fee yawmi nahsin mustamirrin

Wahihuddin Khan

We sent a raging wind against them on a day of continuous calamity.

Yusuf Ali

For We sent against them a furious wind, on a Day of violent Disaster,

Arabic

تَنزِعُ ٱلنَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ

Ahmad Ali

Which snatched away men as though they were palm trees pulled out by the roots.

Ali Qarai

knocking down people as if they were trunks of uprooted palm trees.

Amhad Khan

Smashing down men as if they were uprooted trunks of date palms.

Arberry

plucking up men as if they were stumps of uprooted palm-trees.

Corpus

Plucking out men as if they (were) trunks (of) date-palms uprooted.

Daryabadi

Carrying men away as though they were trunks of palm-trees uprooted.

Hilali & Khan

Plucking out men as if they were uprooted stems of date-palms.

Maududi

which tore people away and hurled them as though they were trunks of uprooted palm-trees.

Muhammad Sarwar

which hurled people around like uprooted trunks of palm-trees.

Muhammad Shakir

Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm-trees torn up.

Pickthall

Sweeping men away as though they were uprooted trunks of palm-trees.

Qaribullah

and snatched people up as though they were stumps of uprooted palmtrees.

Sahih Intl

Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.

Talal Itani

Plucking the people away, as though they were trunks of uprooted palm-trees.

Transliteration

TanziAAu alnnasa kaannahum aAAjazu nakhlin munqaAAirin

Wahihuddin Khan

It swept people away as if they were trunks of uprooted palm trees.

Yusuf Ali

Plucking out men as if they were roots of palm-trees torn up (from the ground).

Arabic

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

Ahmad Ali

How was then My punishment and My commination!

Ali Qarai

So how were My punishment and warnings?!

Amhad Khan

So how did My punishment turn out, and My warnings?

Arberry

How then were My chastisement and My warnings?

Corpus

So how was My punishment and My warnings?

Daryabadi

So how dreodful have been My torment and My warning.

Hilali & Khan

Then, how (terrible) was My Torment and My Warnings?

Maududi

So how awesome were My chastisement and My warnings!

Muhammad Sarwar

How terrible was Our torment and the result of (their disregard) of Our warning.

Muhammad Shakir

How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!

Pickthall

Then see how (dreadful) was My punishment after My warnings!

Qaribullah

How then were My punishment and My warnings!

Sahih Intl

And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.

Talal Itani

So how were My punishment and My warnings?

Transliteration

Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Wahihuddin Khan

How [dreadful] was My punishment and My warning!

Yusuf Ali

Yea, how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!

Arabic

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

Ahmad Ali

Easy have We made the Qur'an to understand: So is there any one who will pay heed?

Ali Qarai

Certainly We have made the Quran simple for the sake of admonishment. So is there anyone who will be admonished?

Amhad Khan

And We have indeed made the Qur’an easy to memorise, so is there one who would remember?

Arberry

Now We have made the Koran easy for Remembrance. Is there any that will remember?

Corpus

And certainly, We have made easy the Quran for remembrance, so is (there) any who will receive admonition?

Daryabadi

And assuredly We have made the Qur'an easy for admonition; is therethen any one who would be admonished!

Hilali & Khan

And We have indeed made the Quran easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will remember (or receive admonition)?

Maududi

We have made the Qur'an easy to derive lessons from. Is there, then, any who will take heed?

Muhammad Sarwar

We have made the Quran easy to understand, but is there anyone who would pay attention?

Muhammad Shakir

And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there anyone who will mind?

Pickthall

And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember; but is there any that remembereth?

Qaribullah

We have made the Koran easy to remember, is there any that will remember?

Sahih Intl

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

Talal Itani

We made the Quran easy to remember. Is there anyone who would remember?

Transliteration

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

Wahihuddin Khan

We have made it easy to learn lessons from the Quran: is there anyone who would receive admonition?

Yusuf Ali

But We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?