89. Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 21
كَلَّٓا اِذَا دُكَّتِ الْاَرْضُ دَكاًّ دَكاًّۙ
Kalla itha dukkati al-ardudakkan dakka
No indeed! When the earth is crushed and ground to dust
- Progressive Muslims
No, when the Earth is pounded into rubble.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Nay, when the earth is pounded, ground with a grinding.
- Sam Gerrans
No, indeed! When the earth is ground to powder,
- The Monotheist Group
Alas, when the earth is pounded into rubble.
- Edip-Layth
No, when the earth is pounded into rubble.
- Aisha Bewley
No indeed! When the earth is crushed and ground to dust
- Rashad Khalifa
Indeed, when the earth is crushed, utterly crushed.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Surely when We pound the earth to powder grounded, pounded to dust,
- Sahih International
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
- Muhammad Asad
Nay, but [how will you fare on Judgment Day,] when the earth is crushed with crushing upon crushing,
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
No, but indeed when the earth will be severely pounded,
- Bijan Moeinian
Be mindful of a day that earth explodes with a quake and you will meet your Lord…
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
- Mustafa Khattab
Enough! When the earth is entirely crushed over and over,
- Taqi Usmani
No! When the earth will be crushed thoroughly to be turned into bits,
- Abdul Haleem
No indeed! When the earth is pounded to dust, pounded and pounded,
- Arthur John Arberry
No indeed! When the earth is ground to powder,
- E. Henry Palmer
Nay, when the earth is crushed to pieces,
- Hamid S. Aziz
Nay, when the earth is crushed to pieces,
- Mahmoud Ghali
Not at all, When the earth is pounded (into powder), pounding, pounding,
- George Sale
By no means should ye do thus. When the earth shall be minutely ground to dust;
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
No! When the earth is pounded to powder,
- Amatul Rahman Omar
By no means (will it be so as you think). When the earth is completely crushed into pieces,
- Ali Quli Qarai
No indeed! When the earth is levelled to a plain,