Quran 91 : 14

But they denied him, and they hamstrung her. So destroyed them their Lord for their sin and leveled them.
فَكَذَّبُوهُ
Fakadhdhabūhu
فَعَقَرُوهَا
Faʿaqarūhā
فَدَمْدَمَ
Fadamdama
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿAlayhim
رَبُّهُم
Rabbuhum
بِذَنۢبِهِمْ
Bidhanbihim
فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Fasawwaāāhā

Bijan Moeinian

They laughed at him and killed the camel (as a sign of rebellion and challenging God.

Musharraf Hussain

But they denied him, and hamstrung her, so due to this crime their Lord destroyed them.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Then, they denied him; then, they crippled her. So their Lord doomed them for their impiety.

The Study Quran

But they denied him, then hamstrung her. So their Lord crushed them for their sin, then leveled it

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

But they disbelieved him, and they killed her. So their Lord repaid them for their sin and leveled it.

Arthur John Arberry

But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them

Corpus.Quran

But they denied him and they hamstrung her So destroyed them their Lord for their sin and leveled them

Talal Itani (2012)

But they called him a liar, and hamstrung her. So their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled it

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then they belied him and ham strung her so their Lord destroyed them for their sin and leveled the town.

Aisha Bewley

But they denied him and they hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin and flattened them.

Abdel Haleem

but they called him a liar and hamstrung her. Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and levelled them

Rashad Khalifa

They disbelieved him and slaughtered her. Their Lord then requited them for their sin and annihilated them

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings)

Safi Kaskas

But they called him a liar, and hamstrung her. So their Lord destroyed them for their crime, and leveled it.

Muhammad Sarwar

However, they rejected him and slew her. So their Lord completely destroyed them and their city for their sins

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

But they belied him, and hamstrung her. So their Lord crushed them for their sin and leveled it (their village)

Irving/Hegab

They rejected him and killed her, so their Lord snarled at them because of their offence and levelled things off.

Samy Mahdy

So they falsified him, so they hamstrung it. So, their Lord raged upon them with their misdeed, So He leveled it.

The Wise Quran

Then they said he was a liar and they hamstrung her. So their Lord did them over in their sin and He levelled it.

Mustaqim

But they denied him and bled her to death, then their Lord came over them on account of their sin and levelled them,

T.B.Irving

They rejected him and mistreated her, so their Lord snarled at them because of their offence and leveled things off.

Linda "iLham" Barto

They rejected him. They butchered (the camel). Because of their crimes, their Lord destroyed them and razed them.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

Still they defied him and slaughtered her. So their Lord crushed them for their crime, levelling all to the ground.

Shabbir Ahmed

But they denied him and they killed her. Their Lord then doomed them all alike for their lagging behind in compliance

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then they belied him, and they hamstrung her; wherefore their Lord overwhelmed them for their crime, and made it equal

Fode Drame

But they belied him and they hamstrung her so their Lord crushed them due to their sins and made it [their city] level.

Ahmed Ali

But they called him a liar and hamstrung her. So God obliterated them for their crime, and (destroyed) all of them alike

Bakhtiari Nejad

Then they denied him and killed her, then their Lord fully punished them for their sins and leveled them (to the ground)

Ali Ünal

But they denied him and slaughtered her, and so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them (with the ground)

Hamid S. Aziz

But they called him a liar, and they ham-strung her; so their Lord destroyed them in their sins, and served them all alike

John Medows Rodwell

But they treated him as an impostor and hamstrung her. So their Lord destroyed them for their crime, and visited all alike

Edward Henry Palmer

But they called him a liar, and they ham-strung her; but their Lord destroyed them in their sins, and served them all alike

Ali Quli Qara'i

But they impugned him and then hamstrung her, so their Lord took them unawares by night because of their sin, and levelled it

Maulana Muhammad Ali

But they called him a liar and slaughtered her. So their Lord destroyed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground)

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

But they rejected him and they hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them devastation for their sin, and He leveled it.

Bilal Muhammad 2018

Then they rejected him, and they hamstrung it. So their Lord, on account of their crime, obliterated their traces and leveled them

Shakir

But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground)

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

But they rejected him and killed her, so their Lord sent eradicating torment upon them because of their sin, and made it equal for all

Wahiduddin Khan

But they gave him the lie, and hamstrung the she-camel. So their Lord destroyed them for their crime and razed their city to the ground

N J Dawood 2014

They disbelieved him, and hamstrung her. And for their sin their Lord let loose His scourge upon them and razed their city to the ground

Abdul Hye

They denied him and killed her. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (leveled to ground).

Faridul Haque

In response they belied him, and hamstrung the she camel - so Allah put ruin over them because of their sins and flattened their dwellings

Munir Mezyed

But they belied him and so they hamstrung it. Thus, their Lord (completely) destroyed them for their sin, and made them equal in destruction.

Mohammad Shafi

But they rejected him, and crippled her. For this sin of theirs, their Lord let loose His anger upon them, and razed their dwellings to the ground

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them]

Maududi

But they rejected his statement as a lie and hamstrung the she-camel. For that crime their Lord rumbled down upon them, utterly razing them to the ground

MunirMezyed2023

But they were inclined to deny him and so they hamstrung her. So their Lord destroyed them for their iniquitous deeds and made them equal in destruction.

Mir Aneesuddin

But they denied him and slaughtered her so their Fosterer destroyed them due to their sin and thus balanced it (the destruction was equal to their crime).

George Sale

But they charged him with imposture; and they slew her. Wherefore their Lord destroyed them, for their crime, and made their punishment equal unto them all

Sher Ali

But they called him a liar and hamstrung her, so their Lord destroyed them completely because of their sin, and made destruction overtake all of them alike

Ahmed Hulusi

But they denied (the Rasul of Allah) and savagely killed her (the shecamel). So their Rabb destroyed them for their sins and leveled their city to the ground.

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Yet they cried lies to him. So they hamstrung her; then their Lord devastated them for their guilty (deed), so He leveled it (i.e., destroyed the whole country)

Amatul Rahman Omar

But they belied (and disobeyed) him and hamstrung her. Then their Lord destroyed them completely for their sin, so much so that He leveled them (all to the ground)

Dr. Munir Munshey

But they refused, and slashed its hamstring. Therefore, as a consequence of their sins, their Lord destroyed them completely; He totally demolished their dwellings

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

So they denied him , so they wounded it/slaughtered it/made it infertile, so their Lord became angry/destroyed on them because of their crime, so He straightened it

Muhammad Asad

But they gave him the lie, and cruelly slaughtered her - whereupon their Sustainer visited them with utter destruction for this their sin, destroying them all alike

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Then they rejected him (as a false prophet), and they hamstrung her. So their Lord, on account of their crime, obliterated their traces and made them equal (in destruction, high and low)

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

But they rejected the Messenger and hamstrung (the she-camel). So because of their sin, their Lord sent down destruction on them, and levelled (them all in the torment devastating) the town

Hilali - Khan

Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Then they rejected him (as a false prophet) and they injured her (by cutting her hamstrings, See 54.29). So their Lord, on account of their crime, removed their traces and made them equal (in destruction)

Dr. Kamal Omar

Then they belied him; so they hamstrung her (mahead of state her incapacitated to approach the site of water-supply). So their Nourisher-Sustainer brought over them severe whipping because of their crime, so He levelled these (people and their city in a complete destruction)