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قُلْ اَرَاَيْتَكُمْ اِنْ اَتٰيكُمْ عَذَابُ اللّٰهِ بَغْتَةً اَوْ جَهْرَةً هَلْ يُهْلَكُ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الظَّالِمُونَ

Qul araaytakum in atakum AAathabuAllahi baghtatan aw jahratan hal yuhlaku illaalqawmu aththalimoon

Say: ‘What do you think? If Allah’s punishment were to come upon you suddenly by night or openly by day, would any but the wrongdoing people be destroyed?’

  • Progressive Muslims

    Say: "Do you see if God's retribution comes to you suddenly, or gradually, will anyone be destroyed except the wicked people"

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Tell them that the punishment according to the Law of Requital, sneaks up or suddenly hits nations that are transgressors (11:104). Would any people perish unless they are oppressors of the masses? (Nations are not annihilated unless they violate human rights (11:117)).

  • Sam Gerrans

    Say thou: “Have you considered: if the punishment of God come to you unexpectedly or with warning, will there be destroyed save the wrongdoing people?”

  • The Monotheist Group

    Say: "Do you see if the retribution of God comes to you suddenly, or gradually, will anyone be destroyed except the wicked people?"

  • Edip-Layth

    Say, "Do you see if God's retribution comes to you suddenly, or gradually, will anyone be destroyed except the wicked people?"

  • Aisha Bewley

    Say: ‘What do you think? If Allah’s punishment were to come upon you suddenly by night or openly by day, would any but the wrongdoing people be destroyed?’

  • Rashad Khalifa

    Say, "What if GOD's retribution came to you suddenly, or after an announcement, is it not the wicked who incur annihilation?"

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Say: "Imagine if the punishment of God were to come unawares, or openly, who will perish but the evil-doers?"

  • Sahih International

    Say, "Have you considered: if the punishment of Allah should come to you unexpectedly or manifestly, will any be destroyed but the wrongdoing people?"

  • Muhammad Asad

    Say: "Can you imagine what your condition will be if God's chastisement befalls you, either suddenly or in a [gradually] perceptible manner? [But then-] will any but evildoing folk [ever] be destroyed?

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Say: Can ye see yourselves, if the punishment of Allah come upon you unawares or openly? Would any perish save wrongdoing folk?

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat

    Ask them: "What if Allah 's punishment surprises you or casts its shadow before it strikes you to your marrow! Who but the wrongful of actions shall perish!"

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Say: "What if the Lord decides to send you a disaster (with or without any warning), who else but the wicked will suffer [as was the case of the Egyptians of the Moses' time. ]?

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Say: "Tell me, if the punishment of Allâh comes to you suddenly (during the night), or openly (during the day), will any be destroyed except the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doing people)?"

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Say: "Think ye, if the punishment of Allah comes to you, whether suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong?

  • Mustafa Khattab

    Ask, "Imagine if Allah’s punishment were to overwhelm you with or without warning—who would be destroyed other than the wrongdoers?"

  • Taqi Usmani

    Say, "Tell me if the punishment of Allah comes upon you whether suddenly or openly, shall any people be destroyed except the unjust?’

  • Abdul Haleem

    Say, ‘Think: if the punishment of God should come to you, by surprise or openly, would anyone but the evildoers be destroyed?’

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Say: 'What think you? If God's chastisement comes upon you, suddenly or openly, shall any be destroyed, except the people of the evildoers?'

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Say, 'Look you now! if God's torment should come upon you suddenly or openly, would any perish save the people who do wrong?'

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Say, "Think! If Allah's punishment should come to you unawares or openly (expectedly), would any perish save the people who do wrong?"

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Say, "Have you seen for yourselves? In case the torment of Allah comes up to you suddenly or openly, will any be perished except the unjust people?"

  • George Sale

    Say, 'Will you tell me, if the punishment of Allah come upon you suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed save the wrongdoing people?'

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Say: "Do you think that if the punishment of Allah comes upon you, whether suddenly or openly, will any be destroyed except those who do wrong?"

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Say, `Did you ever consider if Allah's punishment were to overtake you unaware or (after) manifest (warnings), would any be destroyed except the wrongdoing people?'

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Say, ‘Tell me, should Allah’s punishment overtake you suddenly or visibly, will anyone be destroyed except the wrongdoing lot?’