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Surah Al-Nâzi‘ât 79:46

Those who perform their Duties Vigerously · Verse 46 of 46

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا

Abdul Mannan Omar

The day they witness it (-the Hour, they will feel) as if they had stayed (in the world and the grave) for an afternoon or a (short) forenoon thereof.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

The Day they see it, (It will be) as if they had tarried but a single evening, or (at most till) the following morn!

Ahmed Ali

The day they see it, it will seem they had stayed in the world but only an evening or its turning into dawn.

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Ali Unal

It will be, on the Day they see it, as if they had remained (in the world) but for the afternoon (of a day) or its morning.

Daryabadi

On the Day whereon they behold it, it will appear to them as though they had not tarried save an evening or the morn thereof.

Faridul Haque

The day when they will see it, it will seem as if they had not stayed on earth except for an evening or its morning.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

On the day when they see it, it will be as if they had but tarried for an evening or a morning.

Maulvi Sher Ali

On the day when they see it, it will be as if they had not tarried in the world but an evening or a morn thereof.

Muhammad Asad

On the Day when they behold it, [it will seem to them] as if they had tarried [in this world] no longer than one evening or [one night, ending with] its morn!

Muhammad Musin Khan

The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning.

Muhammad Pickthall

On the day when they behold it, it will be as if they had but tarried for an evening or the morn thereof.

Muhammad Sarwar

On the day when they see it, it will seem to them as though they had only lived in the world for a morning and an afternoon.

Muhammed ali Shakir

On the day that they see it, it will be as though they had not tarried but the latter part of a day or the early part of it.

Rashad Khalifa

The day they see it, they will feel as if they lasted one evening or half a day.

Shabbir Ahmed

On the Day when they see it, it will be as if they had lived no longer than an evening or its morning.