The Quran

سورة الطّلاَق

Surah Al-Talâq 65:8

The Divorce · Verse 8 of 12

وَكَأَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ عَتَتْ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهَا وَرُسُلِهِ فَحَاسَبْنَاهَا حِسَابًا شَدِيدًا وَعَذَّبْنَاهَا عَذَابًا نُكْرًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

So many (people of) townships rebelled against the command of their Lord and His Messengers so that We reckoned with them sternly and punished them with a dire punishment.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

How many populations that insolently opposed the Command of their Lord and of His messengers, did We not then call to account,- to severe account?- and We imposed on them an exemplary Punishment.

Ahmed Ali

How many habitations rebelled against their Lord´s command and His apostles; but We took them to severe task, and punished them with the harshest punishment.

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Ali Unal

How many a township has turned in arrogance from the commandment of its Lord and His Messengers, and so We called them to account with a severe reckoning (by exposing them to awesome calamities), and punished them with a dire punishment.

Daryabadi

And how many a city trespassed the commandment of its Lord and His apostles! Wherefore We reckoned with them a stern reckoning, and We tormented them With a torment unheard of.

Faridul Haque

And many a town existed that rebelled against the command of its Lord and His Noble Messengers, so We took a severe account from it - and struck them with a dreadful punishment.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And how many a town which rebelled against the commandment of its Lord and His messengers, so We called it to severe account and We chastised it with a stern chastisement!

Maulvi Sher Ali

How many a city rebelled against the command of its Lord and HIS Messengers, and WE called it to severe account and punished it with dire punishment !

Muhammad Asad

AND HOW MANY a community has turned with disdain from the commandment of its Sustainer and His apostles! - whereupon We callled them all to account with an accounting severe, and caused them to suffer with a suffering unnameable:

Muhammad Musin Khan

And many a town (population) revolted against the Command of its Lord and His Messengers, and We called it to a severe account (i.e. torment in this worldly life), and shall punish it with a horrible torment (in Hell, in the Hereafter).

Muhammad Pickthall

And how many a community revolted against the ordinance of its Lord and His messengers, and We called it to a stern account and punished it with dire punishment,

Muhammad Sarwar

How many a town has disobeyed its Lord and His Messenger! For them Our questioning was strict and Our punishment severe.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And how many a town which rebelled against the commandment of its Lord and His messengers, so We called it to account severely and We chastised it (with) a stern chastisement.

Rashad Khalifa

Many a community rebelled against the commands of its Lord and against His messengers. Consequently, we held them strictly accountable, and requited them a terrible requital.

Shabbir Ahmed

And how many a community revolted against the command of its Lord and of His Messengers! We called each of them to a stern account and requited it with a dire requital.