Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration Arabic وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِين Transliteration Wala-in massat-hum nafh atun min AAatha bi rabbika layaqoolunna ya waylana inna kunna th a limeena Transliteration-2 wala-in massathum nafḥatun min ʿadhābi rabbika layaqūlunna yāwaylanā innā kunnā ẓālimīn Word for Word And if touches them a whiff of (the) punishment (of) your Lord, surely they will say, "O woe to us! Indeed, we [we] were wrongdoers."
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning Muhammad Asad And yet, if but a breath of thy Sustainer’s chastisement touches them, they are sure to cry, “Oh, woe unto us! Verily, we were evildoers!&rdquo M. M. Pickthall And if a breath of thy Lord's punishment were to touch them, they assuredly would say: Alas for us! Lo! we were wrong-doers Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) If but a breath of the Wrath of thy Lord do touch them, they will then say, "Woe to us! we did wrong indeed!" Shakir And if a blast of the chastisement of your Lord were to touch them, they will certainly say: O woe to us! surely we were unjust Wahiduddin Khan yet if even a breath of your Lords punishment touched them, they would say, Woe to us! We were indeed wrongdoers Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar And if a breath afflicted them of punishment of thy Lord, they would, surely, say: O woe to us! Truly, we had been ones who are unjust. T.B.Irving if a breath from your Lord´s torment should ever touch them, they would say: "It´s too bad for us! We have been doing wrong." The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab If they were touched by even a breath of your Lord’s torment, they would certainly cry, “Woe to us! We have really been wrongdoers.” Safi Kaskas Yet, if but a whiff of your Lord's punishment should touch them, they would surely say, "Woe to us! We have been unjust." Abdul Hye And if a breath (minor calamity) of punishment of your Lord touches them, surely they will cry: “Woe to us! Surely, we were wrongdoers.” The Study Quran And if but a breath of thy Lord’s Punishment were to touch them, they would surely say, “Oh, woe unto us. Truly we were wrongdoers. [The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) And if a breath of your Lord's torment touches them, they will Say: "Woe to us, we have been wicked!" Abdel Haleem yet if a mere breath of your Lord’s punishment touches them, they will be sure to cry, ‘Woe to us! We were wrong!&rsquo Abdul Majid Daryabadi And if a breath of the torment of thy Lord were to touch them, they will say: woe unto us! we have been wrong-doers Ahmed Ali Even if a whiff of the Lord's chastisement were to touch them they would surely say: "Ah woe, alas, we were surely sinful." Aisha Bewley If even a single waft of the punishment were to touch them, they would say, ´Alas for us! We were indeed wrongdoers.´ Ali Ünal And yet, if but a breath of your Lord’s punishment touches them, they are sure to cry: "Oh, woe to us! We were indeed wrongdoers!" Ali Quli Qara'i Should a whiff of your Lord’s punishment touch them, they will surely say, ‘Woe to us! We have indeed been wrongdoers!&rsquo Hamid S. Aziz But if a breath of the Wrath of your Lord touches them, they will surely say, "O, woe is us! Verily, we were wrong-doers!" Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali And indeed in case a gust of your Lord's torment touched them, indeed they would definitely say, "O, woe to us! Surely we were an unjust (people)." Muhammad Sarwar If a blast of the torment of your Lord strikes them, they will say, "Woe to us! We have been unjust people." Muhammad Taqi Usmani If a whiff of your Lord‘s torment were to touch them, they would certainly say, .Alas to us! We were wrongdoers indeed Shabbir Ahmed And if a breath of your Lord's retribution were to touch them, they would say, "Oh, woe unto us! Verily, we were wrongdoers!" Syed Vickar Ahamed And if only a breath of the punishment from your Lord touches them, they will then say: "Misery to us! Truly, we did wrong!" Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) And if [as much as] a whiff of the punishment of your Lord should touch them, they would surely say, "O woe to us! Indeed, we have been wrongdoers." Farook Malik Yet even if a breath from the Wrath of your Lord was to touch them, they will certainly say, "Woe to us! No doubt we were wrongdoers." Dr. Munir Munshey Even if a whiff of Our punishment were to hit them, they would surely cry out, "Oh misery to us, we were indeed the evil doers!" Dr. Kamal Omar And surely, if (even) a breath out of the torment of your Nourisher-Sustainer touched them, indeed they will cry out:'Woe unto us, certainly we have been transgressors. Talal A. Itani (new translation) And when a breath of your Lord's punishment touches them, they say, 'Woe to us, we were truly wicked.' Maududi Were only the slightest whiff from your Lord´s punishment to touch them, they would cry out: "Woe to us; we were indeed wrong-doers." Ali Bakhtiari Nejad And if a single blow of your Master’s punishment touches them, they shall say: woe to us, indeed we were wrongdoers A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018) If even a gust of the punishment of your Lord reaches them, they will then say, “Woe to us, we did wrong indeed. Musharraf Hussain If a mere puff of your Lord’s punishment strikes them they say, “It’s too bad for us; we were wrong. [The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) Andif a trace of the torment of your Lord touches them, they will say: "Woe to us, we have been wicked!" Mohammad Shafi And if punishment of your Lord were to touch them even slightly, they would certainly say, "O woe to us! We did indeed commit wrong."
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works Bijan Moeinian When they are subjected to the slightest punishment of the Lord, they (the same people who jokingly ask for the punishment of God) cry: “Pity on us. We were indeed wrong.&rdquo Faridul Haque And if a whiff of your Lord’s punishment were to touch them, they would certainly say, "Woe to us - we were indeed unjust!" Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah But if just a breath of your Lord's punishment were to touch them, they would say: 'Woe for us, we were harmdoers! Maulana Muhammad Ali And if a blast of the chastisement of thy Lord were to touch them, they would say: O woe to us! Surely we were unjust Muhammad Ahmed - Samira And if a blow/breath from your Lord's torture touched them, they will say (E): "Oh our calamity , we (E) were unjust/oppressive." Sher Ali And even if a breath of Thy Lord's punishment touch them, they will surely cry out, `Woe to us ! we were indeed wrongdoers. Rashad Khalifa When a sample of your Lord's retribution afflicts them, they readily say, "We were indeed wicked." Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) And if a breath of the torment of your Lord touch them then necessarily, they will say, Oh! Alas for us, undoubtedly, we were unjust.' Amatul Rahman Omar And if the slightest punishment of your Lord befalls them they would surely cry out, `Ah, Woe to Us! We were indeed unjust. Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri If (even) a minor calamity from your Lord is to really touch them, they will surely say: ‘Woe to us. Certainly, we were the unjust. Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali And if a breath (minor calamity) of the Torment of your Lord touches them, they will surely cry: "Woe unto us! Indeed we have been Zalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works Arthur John Arberry If but a breath of thy Lord's chastisement touched them, they would surely say, 'Alas for us! We were evildoers. Edward Henry Palmer But if a blast of the torment of thy Lord touches them, they will surely say, 'O, woe is us! verily, we were wrong-doers! George Sale Yet if the least breath of the punishment of thy Lord touch them, they will surely say, alas for us! Verily we have been unjust John Medows Rodwell Yet if a breath of thy Lord's chastisement touch them, they will assuredly say, "Oh! woe to us! we have indeed been offenders." N J Dawood (2014) Yet if the lightest whiff from the vengeance of your Lord touched them, they would surely say: ‘Woe betide us: we have done wrong!&lsquo
New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress Linda “iLHam” Barto If only a breath of the wrath of your Lord touches them, they will then say, “Woe to us! We truly sinned!” Sayyid Qutb Yet, if but a breath of your Lord's punishment touches them, they are sure to cry, 'Oh, woe betide us! We were wrongdoers indeed.' Ahmed Hulusi Indeed, if only a waft of the suffering touched them from their Rabb, they would say, “Woe to us! We were indeed wrongdoers.” Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli And if a blast of the punishment of your Lord touches them, they will certainly say: �Woe unto us! Verily we were unjust� Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim And if afflicted with a slight touch of your Creator's retributive punishment they -the infidels- shall say: "Woe betide us, we were indeed wrongful of actions" Mir Aneesuddin Say, "I warn you only according to the communication (I receive), but the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned."
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