23. Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 77
حَتّٰٓى اِذَا فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ بَاباً ذَا عَذَابٍ شَد۪يدٍ اِذَا هُمْ ف۪يهِ مُبْلِسُونَ۟
Hatta itha fatahnaAAalayhim baban tha AAathabin shadeedin ithahum feehi mublisoon
until We open to them a gate to a harsh punishment in which they will at once be crushed by despair.
- Progressive Muslims
Until We open for them a door of immense retribution, then they become in sorrow and despair.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Until when We open for them the gate of severe retribution, behold, they will be then completely demoralized.
- Sam Gerrans
When We have opened against them a gate of severe punishment, then are they therein in despair.)
- The Monotheist Group
Until We open for them a door of immense retribution, then they become in sorrow and despair.
- Edip-Layth
Until We open for them a door of immense retribution, then they become in sorrow and despair.
- Aisha Bewley
until We open to them a gate to a harsh punishment in which they will at once be crushed by despair.
- Rashad Khalifa
Subsequently, when we requited them with the severe retribution they had incurred, they were shocked.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
So that when at last We open up the gate of severe punishment on them they will be overwhelmed with despair.
- Sahih International
Until when We have opened before them a door of severe punishment, immediately they will be therein in despair.
- Muhammad Asad
until We open before them a gate of [truly] severe suffering [in the life to come]: and then, lo! they will be broken in spirit.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Until, when We open for them the gate of extreme punishment, behold! they are aghast thereat.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
They persisted in wrong -doing until We closed the gate of mercy in their faces and opened the gate of torture and put them to torment (that they may be brought back to their senses) But to the contrary. they only nursed despair which led to recklessness and to heedlessness arising from despair.
- Bijan Moeinian
But when I sentence them to a sever punishment, they will implore in desperation.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Until, when We open for them the gate of severe punishment, then lo! they will be plunged into destruction with deep regrets, sorrows and in despair.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Until We open on them a gate leading to a severe Punishment: then Lo! they will be plunged in despair therein!
- Mustafa Khattab
But as soon as We open for them a gate of severe punishment, they will be utterly desperate.
- Taqi Usmani
until when We will open against them the door of a severe punishment, they will be taken aback in despair.
- Abdul Haleem
until We open a gate to severe torment for them- then they will be plunged into utter despair.
- Arthur John Arberry
until, when We open against them a door of terrible chastisement, lo, they are sore confounded at it.
- E. Henry Palmer
until we opened for them a door with grievous torment, then lo! they are in despair.
- Hamid S. Aziz
And We caught them with the punishment, but they humble not themselves before their Lord, nor do they pray,
- Mahmoud Ghali
Until, when We open upon them a gate of (Literally: owning, comprising) strict torment, only then are they dumbfounded at it.
- George Sale
until, when We have opened upon them a door, from which a severe punishment hath issued, behold, they are driven to despair thereat.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
Till We open on them a gate of a harsh Punishment: Then listen! They will be drowned in pain (and sorrow) in there!
- Amatul Rahman Omar
Behold! no sooner did We let loose on them a severe punishment than they are utterly despaired (of God's mercy) thereat.
- Ali Quli Qarai
When We opened on them the door of a severe punishment, behold, they are despondent in it.