Quran 29 : 53

And they ask you to hasten [with] the punishment. And if not (for) a term appointed, surely (would) have come to them the punishment. But it will surely come to them suddenly while they (do) not perceive.
وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ
Wayastaʿjilūnaka
بِٱلْعَذَابِ
Bialʿadhābi
وَلَوْلَآ
Walawlaa
أَجَلٌ
Aajalun
مُّسَمًّى
Mmusammanā
لَّجَآءَهُمُ
Llajaaʾahumu
ٱلْعَذَابُ
Alʿadhābu
وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّهُم
Walayaatiyannahum
بَغْتَةً
Baghtahan
وَهُمْ
Wahum
لَا
يَشْعُرُونَ
Yashʿurūna

Mustaqim

And they ask you to hasten the punishment, and if it was not a fixed date, the punishment would have reached them, and it will reach them suddenly when they are not aware.

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

They urge you to hasten the punishment. If not for a set term, the punishment would’ve already come upon them. Yet, it will come upon them suddenly while they are unaware.

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And they hasten you for the retribution! If it were not for an appointed term, the retribution would have come to them. Itwill come to them suddenly, when they do not expect

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

They demand that you hasten the punishment! But had it not been for the stated term, the punishment would come to them; it will come upon them suddenly when they are unaware

Edward Henry Palmer

They will wish thee to hasten on the torment; but were it not for a stated and appointed time, the torment would have come upon them suddenly, while yet they did not perceive

Samy Mahdy

And they are hastening you with torment. And were it not for a named term, the torment would have come to them. And it will come unexpectedly to them, while they do not feel.

Talal Itani (2012)

And they urge you to hasten the punishment. Were it not for a specified time, the punishment would have come to them. But it will come upon them suddenly, while they are unaware

Arthur John Arberry

And they demand of thee to hasten the chastisement! But for a stated term the chastisement would have come upon them; but it shall come upon them suddenly, when they are not aware

Bakhtiari Nejad

They ask you to hurry up with the punishment. If it was not for a finite time, the punishment would have come to them, and it shall come to them suddenly while they do not realize.

Mohammad Shafi

And they ask you to hasten the punishment. And had not there been a term appointed, the punishment would surely have come to them. And surely it shall come upon them suddenly, unawares

Musharraf Hussain

They ask you to hasten the punishment, but the punishment would have already come, if the appointed time hadn’t been fixed. And it will strike them suddenly, when they least expect it.

Ali Quli Qara'i

They ask you to hasten the punishment. Yet were it not for a specified time, the punishment would have surely overtaken them. Surely it will overtake them suddenly while they are unaware

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

They ask you to bring the punishment soon. Had there not been an appointed time, the punishment would have come to them. It will surely come to them suddenly while they will not be aware

The Study Quran

And they bid thee hasten the punishment. Yet were it not for a term appointed, the punishment would have come upon them. And it will surely come upon them suddenly, while they are unaware

Aisha Bewley

They ask you to hasten the punishment. If it were not for a stipulated term, the punishment would have come to them already. It will come upon them suddenly when they are not expecting it.

Abdel Haleem

They challenge you to hasten the punishment: they would already have received a punishment if God had not set a time for it, and indeed it will come to them suddenly and catch them unawares

Ahmed Ali

They want you to hasten the punishment: But for a time already determined the punishment would have come upon them. It will come upon them all too suddenly, and they will be caught unawares

T.B.Irving

They try to make you hurry up torment. If it had not been for a specific deadline, torment would already have come to them. It will come upon them suddenly while they do not even notice it.

Irving/Hegab

They try to make you hurry up torment. If it had not been for a specific deadline, torment would already have come to them. It will come upon them suddenly while they do not even notice it.

The Wise Quran

They bid you hasten on the punishment; but were it not for a named term, the punishment surely would have come upon them. But it will surely come upon them suddenly while they do not perceive.

Faridul Haque

And they urge you to hasten the punishment; and if a time had not been fixed, the punishment would have certainly come upon them; and it will indeed come upon them suddenly whilst they are unaware

Wahiduddin Khan

They ask you to hasten the punishment. Had there not been an appointed time for it, the punishment would already have come to them. Indeed it will come down upon them suddenly and catch them unawares

Sher Ali

They ask thee to hasten on the punishment, and had there not been an appointed term, the punishment would have come upon them. And it shall, surely, overtake them unexpectedly, while they perceive not

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And they ask thee to hasten on the torment. And had not there been a term appointed, the torment would surely have come unto them. And surely it shall come upon them of a sudden while they perceive not

Corpus.Quran

And they ask you to hasten [with] the punishment And if not (for) a term appointed surely (would) have come to them the punishment But it will surely come to them suddenly while they (do) not perceive

N J Dawood 2014

And they challenge you to hasten on the scourge. Had there not been a time appointed, the scourge would have long since taken them. Indeed, it will come down upon them suddenly, and catch them unawares

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And they urge you to hasten the punishment. And if not for [the decree of] a specified term, punishment would have reached them. But it will surely come to them suddenly while they perceive not

John Medows Rodwell

They will challenge thee to hasten the punishment: but had there not been a season fixed for it, that punishment had already come upon them. But it shall overtake them suddenly when they look not for it

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

They bid thee hasten on the doom (of Allah). And if a term had not been appointed, the doom would assuredly have come unto them (ere now). And verily it will come upon them suddenly when they perceive not

Safi Kaskas

They dare you to hasten judgment against them. They would already have received a punishment had its time not already been set [by God], but it will surely come to them suddenly, when they least expect it.

Fode Drame

And they ask you to hasten the punishment and had it not been for a term already appointed, the punishment would surely have come unto them and surely it will come to them suddenly while they are not aware.

Linda "iLham" Barto

They ask you to hurry the punishment. If it had not been for an appointed term, the punishment would certainly have come to them. It will certainly come upon them suddenly when they are not expecting it.

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And they ask you to hasten the torment; and had it not been for a stated term, the torment would indeed have come to them; and indeed it will definitely come upon them suddenly, and (when) they are not aware

Abdul Hye

And they ask you to hasten on the punishment for them. Had it not been for a term appointed, the punishment would certainly have come to them. Surely, it will come upon them suddenly while they don’t perceive!

Bijan Moeinian

They make a joke of the Hereafter’s punishment and ask you to bring it upon them sooner. They will face their punishment at a pre-determined time. It will happen to them suddenly when they least expect it

Hilali - Khan

And they ask you to hasten on the torment (for them), and had it not been for a term appointed, the torment would certainly have come to them. And surely, it will come upon them suddenly while they perceive not

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they ask thee to hasten on the chastisement. And had not a term been appointed, the chastisement would certainly have come to them. And certainly it will come to them all of a sudden, while they perceive not

Ahmed Hulusi

They want you to hasten the suffering (death) for them. Had their life span not been determined, surely the suffering would have come to them! But it will definitely come to them, suddenly, when they are unaware.

Hamid S. Aziz

They will wish you to hasten on the doom (punishment); but were it not that a term had been appointed, the doom would have come upon them ere now. And verily it will come upon them suddenly when they perceive not

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And they seek thee to hasten the punishment! And were it not for a term, that which is determined, the punishment would have drawn near them. And, certainly, it will approach them suddenly while they are not aware.

Rashad Khalifa

They challenge you to bring the retribution! If it were not for a predetermined appointment, the retribution would have come to them immediately. Certainly, it will come to them suddenly, when they least expect it.

Dr. Kamal Omar

And they ask you to hasten on the torment, and had (there not been) an appointed term, the punishment would certainly have come to them. And surely, it will come upon them suddenly while they will perceive (it) not

Dr. Munir Munshey

(As a taunt), they dare you to hasten the punishment! Its time is specified; else that torment would strike (right away). It will certainly come upon them suddenly (and stealthily), and they won´t even realize

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And they ask you to hurry the punishment: And if it was not for a fixed time (of relief), the punishment would truly have come upon them: And it will really reach them— All of a sudden, when they are not aware

Shakir

And they ask you to hasten on the chastisement; and had not a term been appointed, the chastisement would certainly have come to them; and most certainly it will come to them all of a sudden while they will not perceive

Muhammad Sarwar

They demand you to bring upon them torment immediately. Had not the time been fixed, the torment would certainly have approached them. It would have come to them suddenly and they would not have even realized how it came

Mir Aneesuddin

And they ask you to hasten on the punishment, and had it not been (fixed at the end of) an appointed term, the punishment would have come (to them), and it will definitely come to them suddenly while they do not perceive.

Bilal Muhammad 2018

They ask you to hasten the punishment for them. Had it not been for a term of respite appointed, the punishment would certainly have come to them, and it will certainly reach them all of a sudden, when they least expect it

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And they demand you to hasten the torment. And if there had not been an appointed term, then most certainty the torment would have come upon them. And necessarily, it shall come upon them suddenly, when they shall be unaware.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

They ask thee to hasten on the Punishment (for them): had it not been for a term (of respite) appointed, the Punishment would certainly have come to them: and it will certainly reach them,- of a sudden, while they perceive not

Munir Mezyed

They ask you to hasten on the (divine) retribution. Had it not been for a term appointed, the (divine) retribution would definitely have come to them. Surely, it will come upon them quickly and unexpectedly while they perceive not!

MunirMezyed2023

They ask you to hasten on the (divine) retribution. Had it not been for a term appointed, the (divine) retribution would surely have come to them. Surely, it will come upon them quickly and unexpectedly when they don't perceive it.

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And they hasten/urge you with the torture, and where it not for a named/identified (specified) term/time, the torture would have come to them, and it will come to them (E) suddenly/unexpectedly, and (while) they do not feel/sense/know

Ali Ünal

They challenge you to hasten the punishment (with which they are threatened by God). Had it not been for the term appointed by God, the punishment would have come upon them (already). And it will come upon them all of a sudden, when they are unaware

Mustafa Khattab 2018

They challenge you ˹O Prophet˺ to hasten the punishment. Had it not been for a time already set, the punishment would have certainly come to them ˹at once˺. But it will definitely take them by surprise when they least expect it.

Amatul Rahman Omar

They demand you to precipitate the (sign of their) punishment. Had not their term been stated (as a respite to mend their evil ways), the punishment would surely have come upon them. It shall come and will befall them unexpectedly and take them unawares

Shabbir Ahmed

Now they challenge you to hasten the requital. And indeed, if the term had not been set for it, that requital would have come upon them. (The Law of Respite applies to all people). Certainly, it will come upon them all of a sudden, while they perceive not

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And they want you to hasten the torment. And had the time (of the torment) not been fixed, the torment would have overtaken them. And that (torment, or the time of the torment,) shall certainly come upon them all of a sudden and they will not be aware (of it)

Maududi

They ask you to hasten in bringing chastisement upon them. Had there not been an appointed term for it, the chastisement would have already visited them; in fact it will come down upon them all of a sudden (at its appointed time) while they will not be aware of it

George Sale

They will urge thee to hasten the punishment which they defy thee to bring down upon them: If there had not been a determined time for their respite, the punishment had come upon them before this; but it shall surely overtake them suddenly, and they shall not foresee it

Muhammad Asad

Now they challenge thee to hasten the coming upon them of [God’s] chastisement: and indeed, had not a term been set [for it by God], that suffering would already have come upon them! But indeed, it will most certainly come upon them of a sudden, and they will be taken unawares