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Muhammad Asad   
AND SO, when the great overwhelming event [of, resurrection] comes to pass –
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
But, when the Supreme Disaster comes to pass—
Safi Kaskas   
But when the Great Calamity arrives,

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Arabic   
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَى
Transliteration (2021)   
fa-idhā jāati l-ṭāmatu l-kub'r
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
But when comes the Overwhelming Calamity the great,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
AND SO, when the great overwhelming event [of, resurrection] comes to pass –
M. M. Pickthall   
But when the great disaster cometh
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
But, when the Supreme Disaster comes to pass—
Safi Kaskas   
But when the Great Calamity arrives,
Wahiduddin Khan   
When the great overwhelming event arrives
Shakir   
But when the great predominating calamity comes
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
When the Greater Catastrophe would draw near,
T.B.Irving   
When the greatest calamity comes along,
Abdul Hye   
But when the greatest catastrophe (the Day of recompense) will strike,
The Study Quran   
So when the Great Calamity befalls
Dr. Kamal Omar   
So when has already approached the great catastrophe (of the Final Day) —
Farook Malik   
When the great disaster will strike
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
But when the Great Cataclysm arrives
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
So when the Greatest Catastrophe comes
Muhammad Sarwar   
On the day when the great calamity comes
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
So when the Greatest Havoc will take plac
Shabbir Ahmed   
And so, when there comes the Great Event
Dr. Munir Munshey   
When that most grievous disaster befalls
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Therefore, when the great and fearful (event) comes
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Then, when the great blow comes
Abdel Haleem   
When the great overwhelming event arrive
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Then when the Grand Calamity shall com
Ahmed Ali   
When the great calamity comes
Aisha Bewley   
When the Great Calamity comes:
Ali Ünal   
But when the great overwhelming event comes
Ali Quli Qara'i   
When the Greatest Catastrophe befalls
Hamid S. Aziz   
But when the great overwhelming calamity comes
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
So when the great disaster comes
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Therefore, when there comes the great overwhelming event
Musharraf Hussain   
So when the mighty catastrophe comes,
Maududi   
But when the great calamity will come abou
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Then, when the great blow comes.
Mohammad Shafi   
So when the great event occurs

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
But when the biggest calamity will come.
Rashad Khalifa   
Then, when the great blow comes
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
But when the Great Catastrophe comes
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
So when the great Calamity comes
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
So if/when the Calamity/Greatest Disaster/Resurrection Day the greatest came
Bijan Moeinian   
Now be mindful of the day that the great disaster that has to come
Faridul Haque   
So when the greatest universal disaster arrives
Sher Ali   
But when the great calamity comes
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Then, whilst (the universe) attains (to its acme through evolution), there will befall the great all-encompassing calamity (the Hour of Resurrection)
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Behold! when that great calamity comes to pass
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense, etc.)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
Then, when the Great Catastrophe come
George Sale   
When the prevailing, the great day shall come
Edward Henry Palmer   
And when the great predominant calamity shall come
John Medows Rodwell   
But when the grand overthrow shall come
N J Dawood (2014)   
But when the supreme calamity strikes ―

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Therefore, there will come the awesome and overwhelming event.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
When the greatest calamity comes along,
Sayyid Qutb   
Then, when the great, overwhelming event comes to pass —
Ahmed Hulusi   
But when the overwhelming calamity (the experience of death) begins,
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
"But when the great disaster comes,"
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
But when the great calamity comes
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
Then when the calamitous eventful event comes to pass
Mir Aneesuddin   
So when the great predominating calamity comes,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),
OLD Literal Word for Word   
But when comes the Overwhelming Calamity the great