The Quran

سورة لقمَان

Surah Luqmân 31:24

Luqman · Verse 24 of 34

نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

We shall let them enjoy (the worldly provisions) for a short while, then We shall drive them helplessly to a severe punishment.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

We grant them their pleasure for a little while: in the end shall We drive them to a chastisement unrelenting.

Ahmed Ali

We let them enjoy themselves only for a while, then We shall drag them to a severe punishment.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

We will (continue to) provide for them to enjoy themselves for a short while (in this life), then We will compel them to a harsh punishment.

Daryabadi

We let them enjoy for a while, and then We shall drive them to a torment rough.

Faridul Haque

We shall give them some usage, then making them helpless take them towards a severe punishment.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

We give them to enjoy a little, then We shall drive them to a severe chastisement.

Maulvi Sher Ali

WE shall let them enjoy themselves for a while; then shall WE drive them to a severe torment.

Muhammad Asad

We will let them enjoy themselves for a short while - but in the end We shall drive them into suffering severe.

Muhammad Musin Khan

We let them enjoy for a little while, then in the end We shall oblige them to (enter) a great torment.

Muhammad Pickthall

We give them comfort for a little, and then We drive them to a heavy doom.

Muhammad Sarwar

We shall allow them to enjoy themselves for a short while, then force them into severe torment.

Muhammed ali Shakir

We give them to enjoy a little, then will We drive them to a severe chastisement.

Rashad Khalifa

We let them enjoy temporarily, then commit them to severe retribution.

Shabbir Ahmed

We will let them enjoy themselves for a little while – but ultimately We shall drive them to a heavy doom.