The Quran

سورة النَّمل

Surah Al-Naml 27:21

The Tribe of Naml-Namlites · Verse 21 of 93

لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا أَوْ لَأَذْبَحَنَّهُ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّي بِسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`I will certainly punish him very severely, rather I will execute him or else he must give me some valid excuse (for remaining absent).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

I will certainly punish him with a severe penalty, or execute him, unless he bring me a clear reason (for absence).î

Ahmed Ali

I will punish him severely, or cut his throat, unless he bring a valid excuse."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"I will certainly inflict a severe punishment on him or maybe even kill him unless he comes to me with a convincing reason (for his absence)."

Daryabadi

Surely I shall torment him with a severe torment, or I shall slaughter him, unless he bringeth unto me a warranty manifest.

Faridul Haque

“I will indeed punish him severely or slay him, or he must bring to me some clear evidence.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

I will certainly punish him with a severe punishment, or kill him, or he shall bring me a clear excuse.

Maulvi Sher Ali

`I will surely punish him with a severe punishment or I will slay him, unless he brings me a clear reason for his absence.

Muhammad Asad

[If so,] I will punish him most severely or will kill him unless he bring me a convincing excuse!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

I will surely punish him with a severe torment, or slaughter him, unless he brings me a clear reason.

Muhammad Pickthall

I verily will punish him with hard punishment or I verily will slay him, or he verily shall bring me a plain excuse.

Muhammad Sarwar

I shall certainly punish him severely or slaughter him unless he has a good reason for his absence."

Muhammed ali Shakir

I will most certainly punish him with a severe punishment, or kill him, or he shall bring to me a clear plea.

Rashad Khalifa

I will punish him severely or sacrifice him, unless he gives me a good excuse.

Shabbir Ahmed

(Absconding from the marching army was a breach of discipline.) Solomon said, "Unless the commander presented a good reason I would punish him or demote him to a low rank."