Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
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Arabic | | وَلَوْ تَرَىٰ إِذْ وُقِفُوا عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ هَٰذَا بِالْحَقِّ ۚ قَالُوا بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّنَا ۚ قَالَ فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ |  | Transliteration | | Walaw tara ith wuqifoo AAala rabbihim qala alaysa hatha bialhaqqi qaloo bala warabbina qala fathooqoo alAAathaba bima kuntum takfuroona | |
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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Muhammad Asad | | If thou couldst but see [them] when they shall be made to stand before their Sustainer [and] He will say, "Is not this the truth?" They will answer: "Yea, indeed, by our Sustainer!" [Whereupon] He will say: "Taste, then, the suffering that comes from your having refused to acknowledge the truth!" | | | M. M. Pickthall | | If thou couldst see when they are set before their Lord! He will say: Is not this real? They will say: Yea, verily, by our Lord! He will say: Taste now the retribution for that ye used to disbelieve. | | Shakir | | And could you see when they are made to stand before their Lord. He will say: Is not this the truth? They will say: Yea! by our Lord. He will say: Taste then the chastisement because you disbelieved. | | Yusuf Ali | | If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with their Lord! He will say: "Is not this the truth?" They will say: "Yea, by our Lord!" He will say: "Taste ye then the penalty, because ye rejected Faith." | | | Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | And if thou wouldst see when they would be stationed before their Lord. He would say: Is this not The Truth? They would say: Yea, by Our Lord. He would say: Then, experience the punishment for what you had been ungrateful. | | Wahiduddin Khan | | If you could only see when they are made to stand before their Lord! He will ask them, Is this [second life] not the truth? They will say, Yes, by our Lord! He will say, Then, taste the punishment that comes from your having refused to acknowledge the truth! | | T.B.Irving | | If you could only see as they are made to stand before their Lord! He will say: "Isn´t this real?" They will say: "Of course, by our Lord!" He will say: "Taste torment, since you have been disbelieving!" | | [Al-Muntakhab] | | And if you could visualize them when they are in the August presence in audience of Allah, their Creator, and He asks them: "Is this not the graphic description of the truth which was related to you by our Messenger you simply denied! "By Allah, our Creator, it is", they say, there and then they shall be told: "Taste the torment laid upon the damned for your intentional denial of the truth". | | [Progressive Muslims] | | And if you could see them when they are standing at their Lord; He said: "Is this not the truth", they said: "Yes, by our Lord," He said: "Then taste the retribution for what you have rejected." | | Abdel Haleem | | If you could only see, when they are made to stand before their Lord, how He will say, ‘Is this not real?’ They will say, ‘Yes indeed, by our Lord.’ He will say, ‘Then taste the torment for having disbelieved.’ | | Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | And couldst thou see what time they shall be held before their Lord? He will say: is this not real? They will say: aye! by our Lord! He will say: taste then the torment for ye have been disbelieving. | | Ahmed Ali | | And if you see/understand if they stopped/arrested at their Lord, he said: "Is that not with the truth/real ?" They said: "Yes/certainly, by our Lord." He said: "So taste/experience the torture, with what you were disbelieving." | | Aisha Bewley | | If only you could see when they are standing before their Lord. He will say, ´Is this not the Truth?´ They will say, ´Yes indeed, by our Lord!´ He will say, ´Then taste the punishment for your kufr.´ | | Ali Ünal | | But if you could see when they are made to stand in their Lord’s Presence: He says: "Is not this (your being raised from the dead and gathered in My Presence) the truth?" They say: "Yes indeed, by our Lord!" He says: "Taste, then, the punishment for what you used to disbelieve." | | Ali Quli Qara'i | | Were you to see when they are stationed before their Lord. He will say, ‘Is this not a fact?’ They will say, ‘Yes, by our Lord!’ He will say, ‘So taste the punishment because of what you used to disbelieve.’ | | Amatul Rahman Omar | | And could you but see when they are made to stand before their Lord, (He) will say, `Is not this (Resurrection) true?' They shall say, `Yes, indeed, by Our Lord, it is!' He will say, `Suffer then the punishment as a result of your disbelief.' | | Hamid S. Aziz | | But could you see when they are set before their Lord, He says, "Is not this the real?" They will say, "Yea, by our Lord!" He will say, "Then taste the penalty because you did disbelieve!" | | Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | And if you could see (them) as they are made to stand against their Lord! He will say, "Is not this (ever) the Truth?" They will say, "Yes indeed by our Lord!" He will say, "Then taste the torment because you used to disbelieve." | | Muhammad Sarwar | | Would that you could see them standing before their Lord who would ask them, "Is not the Resurrection true?" They would reply, "Yes, Lord, there is a Resurrection." The Lord would then say, "For your disbelief, suffer the torment." | | Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | If only you could see when they will be made to stand before their Lord! He will say, .Is this not true?. They will say, .Of course, by our Lord, it is. He will say, .Then, taste the punishment, for you used to disbelieve. | | Shabbir Ahmed | | But if only you could see when they stand before their Lord! He will ask, "Is not this real? " They will say "Yes, by our Lord." Allah will then say, "Taste the Requital for your rejection of the Truth." | | Syed Vickar Ahamed | | If you could only see when they are faced by their Lord! He will say: "Is not this the truth?" They will say: "Yes indeed! By our Lord!" He will say: "Then you taste the penalty, because you rejected Faith." | | Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | If you could but see when they will be made to stand before their Lord. He will say, "Is this not the truth?" They will say, "Yes, by our Lord." He will [then] say, "So taste the punishment because you used to disbelieve." | | Farook Malik | | If you could witness the scene when they will be brought before their Lord; He will ask, "Is this not a reality?" They will say: "Yes, our Lord, this is the reality." He will order: "Well, then taste the punishment for denying this reality." | | | Dr. Munir Munshey | | If you could only see them presented before their Lord (for reckoning). He will ask, "Is this not real?" They will reply, "Yes, Our lord! this is real!" He will say, "Now taste the punishment _ a consequence of your denial." | | Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad | | If you see (them at the time) when they will be made to stand before their Lord and Allah will say (to them): ´Is not this (life) a truth?´ They will submit: ´Yes, of course, by our Lord (it is the Truth).´ Allah will (then) say: ´So (now) taste the torment because you used to disbelieve.´ | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | If only you could see them when they face their Lord. I will ask them: "Is this the truth or what?" They will reply: "By Lord it is the truth." Then I will say: "Face the punishment of your denial then." | | | Faridul Haque | | And if you see when they are placed before their Lord, He will say, “Is this not real (the truth)? They will say, “Yes - why not, by our Lord!” He will say, “So now taste the punishment - the recompense of your disbelief.” | | | Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | If you could see them when they are made to stand before their Lord! He will say: 'Is this not the truth? ' 'Yes, by our Lord' they will reply, and He will say: 'Taste then the punishment, for that which you disbelieved! ' | | Maulana Muhammad Ali | | And if thou couldst see when they are made to stand before their Lord! He will say: Is not this the truth? They will say: Yea, by our Lord! He will say: Taste then the chastisement because you disbelieved. | | | Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | If you see them when they are put before their Lord, He will say to them: "Is not this the truth?" They will answer: "Indeed, by our Lord." He will say: "Then taste the agony of punishment for what you had denied." | | Sher Ali | | And if thou couldst only see when they are made to stand before their Lord, HE will say, `Is not this second life the truth? They will say, `Yea, by our Lord.' HE will say, `Then taste the punishment because you disbelieved.' | | Yusuf Ali (org.) | | If thou couldst but see when they are confronted with their Lord! He will say: "Is not this the truth?" They will say: "Yea, by our Lord!" He will say: "Taste ye then the penalty, because ye rejected Faith." | | Rashad Khalifa | | If you could only see them when they stand before their Lord! He would say, "Is this not the truth?" They would say, "Yes, by our Lord." He would say, "You have incurred the retribution by your disbelief." | | | Dr. Kamal Omar | | And if you saw when they were made to stand before their Nourisher-Sustainer, (and) He said: “Is not this (Resurrection and Accountability) in Truth?” They said: “Yes, by our Nourisher-Sustainer! " He (i.e., Allah) said: "So, you people taste the punishment of what you had been disbelieving.” | | Hilali & Khan | | If you could but see when they will be held (brought and made to stand) in front of their Lord! He will say: "Is not this (Resurrection and the taking of the accounts) the truth?" They will say: "Yes, by our Lord!" He will then say: "So taste you the torment because you used not to believe." | | Maududi | | If you could but see when they will be made to stand before their Lord. He will say: ´Is not this the truth?´ They will say: ´Yes indeed, by our Lord.´Whereupon He will say: ´Taste the chastisement, then, for your denying the Truth.´ | |
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
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Arthur John Arberry | | If thou couldst see when they are stationed before their Lord! He will say, 'Is not this the truth?' They will say, 'Yes indeed, by our Lord!' He will say, 'Then taste the chastisement for your unbelief. | | Edward Henry Palmer | | But couldst thou see when they are set before their Lord; he says, 'Is not this the truth?' They say, 'Yea, by our Lord !' he says, 'Then taste the torment, for that ye did misbelieve!' | | George Sale | | And if thou couldst only see when they are made to stand before their Lord, He will say, 'Is not this second life the truth? They will say, 'Yea, by our Lord.' He will say, 'Then taste the punishment because you disbelieved.' | | John Medows Rodwell | | But if thou couldest see when they shall be set before their Lord! He shall say to them, "Is not this it in truth?" They shall say, "Yea, by our Lord!" "Taste then," saith He, "the torment, for that ye believed not!" | |
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