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Muhammad Asad   
that very Day shall be a day of anguish
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Upon that Day then it will be a difficult Day
Safi Kaskas   
that Day will be a difficult day,

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Arabic   
فَذَ ٰلِكَ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ یَوۡمٌ عَسِیرٌ ۝٩
Transliteration (2021)   
fadhālika yawma-idhin yawmun ʿasīru
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
That Day, (will be) a Day difficult,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
that very Day shall be a day of anguish
M. M. Pickthall   
Surely that day will be a day of anguish
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
that will ˹truly˺ be a difficult Day—
Safi Kaskas   
that Day will be a difficult day,
Wahiduddin Khan   
that Day will be a hard and distressing Day
Shakir   
That, at that time, shall be a difficult day
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
truly, that Day will be a difficult day,
T.B.Irving   
it will be such a harsh day,
Abdul Hye   
surely, that Day will be a hard Day,
The Study Quran   
that Day shall be a difficult da
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
That Day will be a difficult day.
Talal Itani (2012)   
That Day will be a difficult day
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Then that, this Day is a distressful day —
M. Farook Malik   
that Day will be a very difficult Day
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Upon that Day then it will be a difficult Day
Muhammad Sarwar   
it will be a hard da
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
that day will be a difficult day
Shabbir Ahmed   
That will be that Day - A Day of hardship
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Would truly be a long hard day
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Truly, that will be — That Day, — A Day of suffering—
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
That Day will be a difficult da
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
That will be a very difficult Day.
Abdel Haleem   
that will be a Day of anguish for the disbelievers
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
That shall be - that Day-a day hard
Ahmed Ali   
It will be a day of distress
Aisha Bewley   
that Day will be a difficult day,
Ali Ünal   
That Day will be a day of hardship
Ali Quli Qara'i   
that day will be a day of hardship
Hamid S. Aziz   
That, at that time, shall be a Day of distress
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
then that day is a difficult day,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
That day, will be a day of distress
Musharraf Hussain   
it will be a difficult Day,
Maududi   
that will surely be a hard day
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
That will be a very difficult Day.
Mohammad Shafi   
That Day [the day when the Trumpet is blown] will be a difficult day

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
That day is then a harsh day;
Rashad Khalifa   
That will be a difficult day.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
that shall be a Harsh Da
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
That will be -- that day -- difficult day
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
So that, that day (is) a difficult/distressing day/time
Bijan Moeinian   
That will be a very somber day
Faridul Haque   
So that is a tough day
Sher Ali   
That day will be a hard day
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
So that Day (the Day of Resurrection) will be an extremely hard day
Amatul Rahman Omar   
That will be a day full of woe and distress (for the opponents of Truth for this day will spell final defeat of disbelief)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Truly, that Day will be a Hard Day

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
that day will be a harsh day
George Sale   
verily that day shall be a day of distres
Edward Henry Palmer   
for that day is a difficult day
John Medows Rodwell   
That shall be a distressful day
N J Dawood (2014)   
shall be a har

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Then that day indeed is a most difficult day.
Munir Mezyed   
Then that day will be an arduous day-
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
That will be a difficult day,
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
…that day will be the day of distress.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
that day will be a difficult day
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
it will be such a harsh day,
Samy Mahdy   
So, on that Day, it will be a difficult day.
Ahmed Hulusi   
It will be a difficult time, indeed!
Mir Aneesuddin   
then that day will be the day of difficulty,
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Then it is a momentous Day of heavy consequence, a Day of constraint and constriction
The Wise Quran   
And that, that day is a difficult day.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
That will be- that Day - a Day of Distress,
OLD Literal Word for Word   
That Day, (will be) a Day difficult
OLD Transliteration   
Fathalika yawma-ithin yawmun AAaseerun