The Quran

سورة غَافر

Surah Ghâfir 40:30

Granter of Protection · Verse 30 of 85

وَقَالَ الَّذِي آمَنَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِثْلَ يَوْمِ الْأَحْزَابِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And he who had infact believed (in the faith brought by Moses) said, `O my people! I fear lest you should encounter the like of the day (of disaster) which befell (other) parties of people (of the past);

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Then said the man who believed: "O my people! Truly I do fear for you something like the Day (of disaster) of the Confederates (in sin)!-

Ahmed Ali

But the man of belief said: "O my people, what I fear for you is the like of what befell the communities (of old).

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Ali Unal

But he who believed said: "O my people! I do indeed fear for you the like of the day (of disaster) of the communities (that, before you, also denied the Messengers sent to them);

Daryabadi

And he who believed said: O my people. verily I fear for you a fate like the day of the confederates.

Faridul Haque

And the believer said, “O my people! I fear for you a day similar to that of the earlier groups!”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And he who believed said: O my people, surely I fear for you the like of what befell the parties,

Maulvi Sher Ali

And he who believed said, `O my people, I fear for you something like the day of destruction of the great peoples of the past;

Muhammad Asad

Thereupon exclaimed he who had attained to faith: "O my people! Verily, I fear for you the like of what one day befell those others who were leagued together [against God's truth] -

Muhammad Musin Khan

And he who believed said: "O my people! Verily, I fear for you a fate like that day (of disaster) of the Confederates (of old)!

Muhammad Pickthall

And he who believed said: O my people! Lo! I fear for you a fate like that of the factions (of old);

Muhammad Sarwar

The believing man said, "I am afraid that you will face a (terrible) day like that of the groups:

Muhammed ali Shakir

And he who believed said: O my people! surely I fear for you the like of what befell the parties:

Rashad Khalifa

The one who believed said, "O my people, I fear for you the same fate as the previous opponents.

Shabbir Ahmed

Thereupon the believer said, "O My people! I fear for you the disaster that befell the factions of old,