[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
But they rebelled against the command of their Lord. So the lightning struck them while they were looking.
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on
Wahiduddin Khan
But they rebelled against the command of their Lord. So the thunderbolt overtook them while they looked on
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on
The Wise Quran
But they revolted against the command of their Lord; and the noise caught them while they looked on.
The Study Quran
Then they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, and the thunderbolt seized them as they looked on
Talal Itani (2012)
But they defied the command of their Lord, so the lightning struck them as they looked on
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They defied their Lord’s command, so the thunderbolt seized them while they looked on.
T.B.Irving
They strutted around against their Lord´s command, as the Thunderbolt caught them while they were looking on.
Syed Vickar Ahamed
But they angrily defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning and destructive noise (of an earthquake) caught them, even while they were looking on
Sher Ali
But they rebelled against the command of their Lord. So the thunderbolt overtook them while they gazed
Shakir
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw
Shabbir Ahmed
But they defied their Lord's Commandment. Whereupon the thunder seized them while they looked on
Samy Mahdy
So they were insolent of their Lord’s command, so the thunderbolt took them while they were looking on.
Safi Kaskas
But they defied their Lord's command, so the thunderbolt struck them as they looked.
Rashad Khalifa
They rebelled against the command of their Lord. Consequently, the lightning struck them as they looked.
N J Dawood 2014
but they disobeyed the commandments of their Lord. The thunderbolt struck them as they looked on
Mustaqim
So they violated the command of their Lord and the lightning struck them whilst they looked on.
Mustafa Khattab 2018
Still they persisted in defying the commands of their Lord, so they were overtaken by a ˹mighty˺ blast while they were looking on.
Musharraf Hussain
They disobeyed the Lord’s command, so were seized by a blast as they watched.
MunirMezyed2023
But they rebelled against the command of their Lord. So the thunderbolt overtook them while they were looking.
Munir Mezyed
They rebelled against the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt overtook them while they were looking.
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Then they rebelled against the command of your Lord; so the thunderbolt (of divine punishment) seized them, while they were looking on
Muhammad Sarwar
They transgressed against the command of their Lord. So a blast of sound struck them and they were unable to do anything but stare
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Yet they rebelled against the Command of their Lord; so that stunning (thunderbolt) took them (away) (while) they were looking on
Muhammad Asad
after they had turned with disdain from their Sustainer’s commandment - whereupon the thunderbolt of punishment overtook them while they were [helplessly] looking on
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
So they become arrogant/disobedient from their Lord's order/command, so the death/destructive torture punished/took them, and (while) they are looking/watching
Mohammad Shafi
They had behaved insolently towards the Command of their Lord! So then a thunderbolt struck them as they looked on
Mir Aneesuddin
But they revolted against the command of their Fosterer, so the thunderbolt took hold of them while they were seeing.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the punishment overtook them, while they saw
Maududi
But they brazenly disobeyed their Lord´s command, and then a sudden chastisement overtook them while they looked on
Linda "iLham" Barto
They rebelled against the command of their Lord. Lightning seized them while they watched.
John Medows Rodwell
But they rebelled against their Lord's command: so the tempest took them as they watched its coming
Irving/Hegab
They strutted around against their Lord's command, as the Thunderbolt caught them while they were looking on.
Hilali - Khan
But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Saiqah overtook them while they were looking
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
But in their pride they turn away from the commandment of their Lord and the thunderbolt struck them whilst they were looking
Hamid S. Aziz
But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling (thunderbolt or stunning noise of an earthquake) overtook them while they looked
George Sale
But they insolently transgressed the command of their Lord: Wherefore a terrible noise from heaven assailed them, while they looked on
Fode Drame
But they transgressed against the commandment of their Lord so they were seized by the thunder strike while they looked on.
Faridul Haque
In response they rebelled against their Lord’s command, so the thunderbolt seized them whilst they were watching
Edward Henry Palmer
But they revolted against the bidding of their Lord; and the noise caught them as they looked on
Dr. Munir Munshey
They displayed contempt for the command of their Lord. So a bolt of lightning struck them, while they looked on (helplessly)
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
But they disobeyed the command of their Lord. So a horrifying thunder seized them, and they could only stare at it stunned
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Yet they defied the command of their Lord so the thunderbolt took them while they look on.
Dr. Kamal Omar
Then they insolently defied the command of their Nourisher-Sustainer, so the Sa’iqa (thunder-bolt) overtook them while they were loohead of state on
Corpus.Quran
But they rebelled against (the) Command (of) their Lord so seized them the thunderbolt while they were looking
Bilal Muhammad 2018
But they rebelled against the command of their Lord. So the stunning noise seized them, even while they looked on
Bijan Moeinian
As they continued to challenge their Lord, they were overtaken by a sudden thunderbolt
Bakhtiari Nejad
Then they disobeyed their Lord’s command, so the thunderbolt took them while they were looking.
Arthur John Arberry
Then they turned in disdain from the commandment of their Lord, and the thunderbolt took them and they themselves beholdin
Amatul Rahman Omar
But they disdainfully disobeyed the commandment of their Lord, so a thunderbolt struck them while they looked on (utterly confused)
Ali Ünal
But they rebelled against their Lord’s decree, so the thunderbolt (along with the blast) seized them, even while they were looking on
Ali Quli Qara'i
Then they defied the command of their Lord; so the thunderbolt seized them as they looked on
Aisha Bewley
But they spurned their Lord´s command, so the Blast seized them as they looked.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
But they rebelled against the command of their Lord then a thunderbolt overtook them before their eyes.
Ahmed Hulusi
But they went against the command of their Rabb! So, a thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
Ahmed Ali
But they disobeyed the command of their Lord; so they were destroyed by a thunderbolt, and they could only gape
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then they disdained the command of their Lord; wherefore the bolt laid hold of them even while they looked on
Abdul Hye
but they disobeyed the command of their Lord with arrogance; so the awful cry overtook them while they were looking.
Abdel Haleem
but they rebelled against their Lord’s command, so the blast took them. They looked on helplessly