سورة الشُّعَرَاء
Surah Al-Shu‘arâ’ 26:189
The Poets · Verse 189 of 227
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمِ الظُّلَّةِ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Yet they cried him lies, so the punishment of the gloomy day with dark overshadowing clouds overtook them; it was indeed the punishment of an awful day.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
But they rejected him. Then the punishment of a day of overshadowing gloom seized them, and that was the Penalty of a Great Day.
Ahmed Ali
But they denied him, and We seized them with the torment of the Day of Shadowing (when the cloud had rained down fire). It was indeed the torment of a terrible day!
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Ali Unal
So they denied him and in consequence, the punishment of the Day of the Overshadowing seized them. It surely was the punishment of an awesome day.
Daryabadi
Thenn they belied him; wherefore there laid hold of -them the torment of day of shadow. Verily it was the torment of a Mighty Day.
Faridul Haque
In response they denied him – therefore the punishment of the day of the tent * seized them; that was indeed a punishment of a Great Day. (The clouds formed a tent and rained fire upon them).
Maulana Muhammad Ali
But they rejected him, so the chastisement of the day of Covering overtook them. Surely it was the chastisement of a grievous day!
Maulvi Sher Ali
So they rejected him. Then the punishment of the day of overshadowing gloom overtook them. That was indeed the punishment of a dreadful day.
Muhammad Asad
But they gave him the lie. And thereupon suffering overtook them on a day dark with shadows and, verily, it was the suffering of an awesome day!
Muhammad Musin Khan
But they belied him, so the torment of the day of shadow (a gloomy cloud) seized them, indeed that was the torment of a Great Day.
Muhammad Pickthall
But they denied him, so there came on them the retribution of the day of gloom. Lo! it was the retribution of an awful day.
Muhammad Sarwar
They rejected him and then the torment of the gloomy day struck them. It was certainly a great torment.
Muhammed ali Shakir
But they called him a liar, so the punishment of the day of covering overtook them; surely it was the punishment of a grievous day.
Rashad Khalifa
They disbelieved him and, consequently, they incurred the retribution of the Day of the Canopy. It was the retribution of an awesome day.
Shabbir Ahmed
But they persisted in denial. Then the Day of overshadowing gloom seized them. It was the suffering of an awesome day. (Historically, a dark extensive cloud rained upon them heavily and incessantly. It is sometimes referred to as the Day of the Canopy).