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al-Hijr 15:73 

Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
Arabic فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ مُشْرِقِينَ zoom
Transliteration Faakhathat-humu alssayhatu mushriqeena zoom

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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad And thereupon the blast [of Our punishment] overtook them at the time of sunrise, zoom
M. M. Pickthall Then the (Awful) Cry overtook them at the sunrise. zoom
Shakir So the rumbling overtook them (while) entering upon the time of sunrise; zoom
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning, zoom
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning, zoom
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar So the Cry took them at sunrise. zoom
Wahiduddin Khan and thereupon the blast [of Our punishment] overtook them at sunrise. zoom
T.B.Irving so the Blast caught them at sunrise: zoom
[Al-Muntakhab] And there it was: a single cry* from heaven's realm stirred up a merciless blast which overtook them by sun- rise. zoom
[Progressive Muslims] So the scream took them at sunrise. zoom
Abdel Haleem and the blast overtook them at sunrise: zoom
Abdul Majid Daryabadi Then the shout took hold of them at the sunrise. zoom
Ahmed Ali So they were seized by the mighty blast at break of day; zoom
Aisha Bewley So the Great Blast seized hold of them at the break of day. zoom
Ali Ünal The awful blast seized them at the sunrise, zoom
Ali Quli Qara'i So the Cry seized them at sunrise, zoom
Amatul Rahman Omar Then a dreadful punishment overtook these (opponents of Lot) at sunrise. zoom
Hamid S. Aziz And the mighty blast caught them at dawn. zoom
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Then the Shout took them (away) at sunshine. zoom
Muhammad Sarwar An explosion struck them at sunrise. zoom
Muhammad Taqi Usmani So, they were seized by the Cry at sunrise. zoom
Shabbir Ahmed The blast (of Our Requital) overtook them at the time of sunrise. zoom
Syed Vickar Ahamed But the Blast (an explosion) overtook them (the Lut people) before morning, zoom
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) So the shriek seized them at sunrise. zoom
Farook Malik So the mighty blast overtook them at sunrise. zoom
Dr. Munir Munshey So at the crack of dawn, a blast grabbed them! zoom
Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad So, the blazing Blast seized them at sunrise. zoom
Dr. Kamal Omar So As-Saiha seized them while they were about to be those who witnessed the sunrise. zoom
Bilal Muhammad (2013 Edition) But the mighty blast overtook them before morning,  zoom
Maududi Then the mighty Blast caught them at sunrise, zoom

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian So they were subjected to a sever blast early in the morning. zoom
Faridul Haque Therefore the scream overcame them at sunrise. zoom
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah At sunrise a dreadful Shout seized them. zoom
Maulana Muhammad Ali So the cry overtook them at sunrise; zoom
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira So the loud strong cry/torture raid took/punished them at sunrise. zoom
Sher Ali Then the punishment seized them at sunrise. zoom
Rashad Khalifa Consequently, the disaster struck them in the morning. zoom
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Therefore the scream overcame them at sunrise. zoom
Hilali & Khan So As-Saeehah (torment - awful cry, etc.) overtook them at the time of sunrise; zoom

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry and the Cry seized them at the sunrise, zoom
Edward Henry Palmer And the noise caught them at the dawn. zoom
George Sale Wherefore a terrible storm from heaven assailed them at sun-rise: zoom
John Medows Rodwell So a tempest overtook them at their sunrise, zoom
N J Dawood (draft) At sunrise the Cry took them. zoom

Partial Translations, or works in progress
Sayyid Qutb when the blast [of punishment] overtook them at sunrise, zoom

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