Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and rained down upon them a rain [of destruction]: and dire is such rain upon all who let themselves be warned [to no avail]
M. M. Pickthall
And We rained on them a rain. And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone): and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
pouring upon them a rain ˹of brimstone˺. How evil was the rain of those who had been warned!
Safi Kaskas
We poured upon them a rain of destruction. How terrible is such rain on those who had been forewarned.
Wahiduddin Khan
and We poured a rain [of destruction] down upon them and how evil was the rain which fell on those who were forewarned
Shakir
And We rained down upon them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and We rained down on them a rain. And how evil was the rain for the ones who are warned!
T.B.Irving
We sent a rain down upon them. How evil was such a rain for those who had been warned!
Abdul Hye
And We rained on them a rain (of punishment). Evil was the rain which fell on those who had been warned.
The Study Quran
And We rained a rain upon them. Evil was the rain of the warned
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And We rained down on them a downpour. How terrible was the rain of those who had been warned!
Talal Itani (2012)
And We rained down on them a rain. Dreadful is the rain of those forewarned
Dr. Kamal Omar
And We rained on them a rain (of torment). Then evil became the rain to those who were warned (in advance)
We rained down on them the rain of brimstones: and evil was the rain which fell on those who were forewarned
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And We rained on them a rain, so odious is the rain of them that are warned
Muhammad Sarwar
by pouring upon them a terrible shower of rain. How evil was the rain for those who had been warned
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and subjected them to a terrible rain. So evil was the rain of those who were warned
Shabbir Ahmed
And We rained on them a rain, the dreadful rain (from the volcano) on those who all had been warned
Dr. Munir Munshey
We doused them with a downpour (of brimstone)! A devastating evil rain (fell) upon those forewarned
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And, We rained down on them a shower (of hard clay-stone): And evil was the shower on those who were warned (but did not listen)
And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And We rained upon them a rain. Miserable was the rain to those who had been warned
Abdel Haleem
and poured a rain of destruction down upon them. How dreadful that rain was for those who had been forewarned
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And We rained on them a rain. So ill was the rain on those warned
Ahmed Ali
And rained on them a shower (of Stones). How terrible was the rain (that fell) on those who had been warned
Aisha Bewley
and made a Rain come pouring down upon them. How evil is the rain of those who are warned!
Ali Ünal
We poured upon them a (destructive) rain (of stones). How evil was the rain of those who had been warned
Ali Quli Qara'i
and rained down upon them a rain [of stones]. Evil was the rain of those who were warned
Hamid S. Aziz
We rained down upon them a shower (of brimstone); and dreadful was the rain for those who had been warned
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
And We poured down a rain on them, and it was an awful rain on those who were warned.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
We rained down on them a shower of brimstone, and terrible was the shower on those who were advised but did not listen
Musharraf Hussain
pelting them with a rain of brimstone . How dreadful was the rain on those who had been forewarned!
Maududi
and We sent upon them a rain, an evil rain that fell on those who had been warned
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And We rained upon them a rain. Miserable was the rain to those who had been warned
Mohammad Shafi
And We rained down upon them a rain. Dire then is such rain upon those warned
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And We rained upon them a rain, therefore what an evil rain it was for those who were warned.
We showered them with a miserable shower; what a terrible shower for those who had been warned!
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
We rained upon them a rain, and evil is the rain (of stones) on those that are warned
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And We rained on them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And We rained on them rain, so it became bad/harmful , the warned's/given notice's rain
Bijan Moeinian
I sent them a shower. What a miserable shower. They had already bee warned about it
Faridul Haque
And We showered a rain upon them; so what a wretched rain for those who were warned
Sher Ali
And WE rained upon them a rain; and evil was the rain that descended upon those who were warned
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And We rained on them (stones). So how devastating was that rain on the people who were stressed with horror
Amatul Rahman Omar
And We pelted them with a terrible rain (of stones). Look! how terrible was the rain (that descended) upon those who were warned
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And We rained on them a rain (of torment). And how evil was the rain of those who had been warned
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And we rained upon them a rain and how woeful was the rain of those who were warned.
Munir Mezyed
And We let (an evil) rain fall upon them. How dreadful was the rain for those who had been warned.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And We let it rain on them, and it was an evil rain for those who had been warned.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
We rained on them a shower [of brimstones] until it became the ruinous downpour of those warned.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
And We rained down upon them a rain, so how bad was the rain of those forewarned!
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
We sent a rain down upon them. How evil was such a rain for those who had been warned!
Samy Mahdy
And We rained upon them, a rain. So, the rain was bad for the forewarned ones.
Sayyid Qutb
and rained down upon them a [devastating] rain. Dire indeed was the rain that fell upon those who were warned [to no avail].
Ahmed Hulusi
And We poured such a rain upon them! Dreadful is the rain that befalls the forewarned!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone),and evil is the rain of them that were warned
We poured down upon them a direful rain (of fire and brimstone) and how evil and devastating was the rain on the heads of those who defiantly ignored Allah's warning
Mir Aneesuddin
and We rained on them a rain, so evil was the rain of those who were warned.