Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 26:189 | |
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Transliteration | Fakaththaboohu faakhathahum AAathabu yawmi alththullati innahu kana AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin |
Literal | So they denied him , so torture (of) the shade's day/time punished/took them, that it truly was a great day's/time's torture. |
Yusuf Ali | But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day. |
Pickthal | But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day. |
Arberry | But they cried him lies; then there seized them the chastisement of the Day of Shadow; assuredly it was the chastisement of a dreadful day. |
Shakir | But they called him a liar, so the punishment of the day of covering overtook them; surely it was the punishment of a grievous day. |
Sarwar | They rejected him and then the torment of the gloomy day struck them. It was certainly a great torment. |
Khalifa | They disbelieved him and, consequently, they incurred the retribution of the Day of the Canopy. It was the retribution of an awesome day. |
Hilali/Khan | But they belied him, so the torment of the day of shadow (a gloomy cloud) seized them, indeed that was the torment of a Great Day. |
H/K/Saheeh | And they denied him, so the punishment of the day of the black cloud seized them. Indeed, it was the punishment of a terrible day. |
Malik | So they disbelieved him, and the torment of the day of darkness (dark clouds carrying Allah's scourge) seized them, and indeed it was the torment of an extremely dreadful day.[189] |
QXP | But they persisted in denial. Then the Day of overshadowing gloom seized them. It was the suffering of an awesome day. (Historically, a dark extensive cloud rained upon them heavily and incessantly. It is sometimes referred to as the Day of the Canopy). |
Maulana Ali | But they rejected him, so the chastisement of the day of Covering overtook them. Surely it was the chastisement of a grievous day! |
Free Minds | But they denied him, so the retribution of the day of shadow took them. It was the retribution of a terrible day. |
Qaribullah | But they belied him, then the punishment of the Day of Shadow (raining fire) seized them. Truly, it was the punishment of a dreadful day. |
George Sale | And they charged him with falsehood: Wherefore the punishment of the day of the shadowing cloud overtook them; and this was the punishment of a grievous day. |
JM Rodwell | And when they treated him as a liar, the chastisement of the day of cloud overtook them. This truly was the chastisement of a dreadful day! |
Asad | But they gave him the lie. And thereupon suffering overtook them on a day dark with shadows: [This may refer either to the physical darkness which often accompanies volcanic eruptions and earthquakes (which, as shown in 7:91, overlook the people of Madyan), or to the spiritual darkness and gloom which comes in the wake of belated regrets.] and, verily, it was the suffering of an awesome day! |
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