The Quran

سورة القَلَم

Surah Al-Qalam 68:19

The Pen · Verse 19 of 52

فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَائِفٌ مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

So a sudden and awful visitation (a calamity) from your Lord visited it while they were asleep.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Then there came on the (garden) a visitation from thy Lord, (which swept away) all around, while they were asleep.

Ahmed Ali

Then a calamity from your Lord fell upon it, but they remained fast asleep.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Then a visitation from your Lord encompassed it while they were sleeping.

Daryabadi

Wherefore an encircling visitation visited it even as they slept on.

Faridul Haque

So an envoy from your Lord completed his round upon the garden, whilst they were sleeping.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

But a visitation from thy Lord came on it, while they slept.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Then a visitation from thy Lord visited it while they were asleep;

Muhammad Asad

whereupon a visitation for thy Sustainer came upon that [garden] while they were asleep,

Muhammad Musin Khan

Then there passed by on the (garden) something (fire) from your Lord at night and burnt it while they were asleep.

Muhammad Pickthall

Then a visitation from thy Lord came upon it while they slept

Muhammad Sarwar

A visitor from your Lord circled around the garden during the night while they were asleep

Muhammed ali Shakir

Then there encompassed it a visitation from your Lord while they were sleeping.

Rashad Khalifa

A passing (storm) from your Lord passed by it while they were asleep.

Shabbir Ahmed

Then a tornado from your Lord struck it while they slept.