Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
or that He will not take them to task [suddenly] in the midst of their comings and goings, without their being able to elude [Him]
M. M. Pickthall
Or that He will not seize them in their going to and fro so that there be no escape for them
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Or that He may not call them to account in the midst of their goings to and fro, without a chance of their frustrating Him?
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Or that He will not seize them while they go about ˹their day˺, for then they will have no escape?
Safi Kaskas
Or that He will not take them suddenly while they are coming and going—they being unable to escape him--
Wahiduddin Khan
Or that He will not seize them suddenly in their daily activities and they will not be able to frustrate Him
Shakir
Or that He may not seize them in the course of their journeys, then shall they not escape
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Or that He take them in their going to and fro where they will not be ones who frustrate Him ?
T.B.Irving
Or lest He should overtake them as they bustle around and they cannot prevent it,
Abdul Hye
Or that He may not seize them in their going to and from (journey) so they will not be able to escape (from His punishment)?
The Study Quran
Or that He will not seize them in the midst of their going to and fro, and they will be powerless to thwart [it]
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Or that He won’t catch them amidst their everyday activities, from which they can’t escape?
Talal Itani (2012)
Or that He will not seize them during their activities? And they will not be able to prevent it
Dr. Kamal Omar
Or He may get hold of them during their free movement? Then they will not be those who may create obstructions (for Allah’s plan) or may frustrate (His intentions)
Or that He may not seize them in the course of their journey leaving no way for their escape
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Or that He will not take them (away) in their moving about? Then in no way are they able to be defiant to Him
Muhammad Sarwar
Are they confident that God will not seize them while they are on a journey? They will not be able to escape from God
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
or that He seizes them when roaming about - while they are not able to frustrate Him
Shabbir Ahmed
Or that His Law of Requital will not take them to task suddenly in the midst of their comings and goings? Then there is no escape for them
Dr. Munir Munshey
And grab them while they are bustling with activity? They cannot thwart (Allah´s designs)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Or that He may not bring them to account in the middle of their coming and going with never a chance of stopping Him
Or that He would not seize them during their [usual] activity, and they could not cause failure
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Or that He will take them in their sleep, for they cannot stop it
Abdel Haleem
that it will not catch them suddenly in the midst of their comings and goings- for they cannot frustrate God
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Or, thathe will not take hold of them in their going to and fro! so that they cannot escape
Ahmed Ali
Or that He will not seize them as they move about, and they will not be able to elude (His grasp)
Aisha Bewley
Or that He will not seize them on their travels, something they are powerless to prevent?
Ali Ünal
Or that He will not seize them in the midst of their strutting about (the land in pomp and show of dominion), and they are helpless to frustrate Him
Ali Quli Qara'i
Or that He will not seize them in the midst of their bustle, whereupon they will not be able to thwart [Him]
Hamid S. Aziz
Or that He may not call them to account in the midst of their going to and fro, without the possibility of frustrating Him
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Or He will (not) punish them when they are going back and forth (going about their business) and they cannot disable/escape it?
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Or that He will not call them to account in the middle of their goings back and forth, without a chance of them stopping Him
Musharraf Hussain
or He may punish them whilst they are busy in their everyday jobs; they can’t escape Him.
Maududi
or that He will not suddenly seize them while they are going about to and fro and they will be unable to frustrate His design
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Or that He will take them in their sleep? For they cannot stop it
Mohammad Shafi
Or that He may not seize them while they are on the move, and so they cannot escape
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Or that He may seize them while going to and fro, because they can not tire Him.
It may strike them while they are asleep; they can never escape.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Or, that He will not seize them in their going to and fro, and they will not be able to frustrate Him
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Or that He will not seize them in their going to and fro, then they will not be able to escape
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Or He takes/receives/punishes them in their turning/returning so they are not with disabling/frustrating
Bijan Moeinian
Do they not mind, if their punishment strikes them when they are sleeping and, therefore, incapable of escaping it? Know that they have no power to prevent the Lord’s punishment
Faridul Haque
Or that He may seize them while they move here and there, for they cannot escape
Sher Ali
Or that HE will not seize them in their going to and fro so that they shall not be able to frustrate HIS plans
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Or He may seize them during their movements (travelling and business trips). So, they cannot hinder Allah
Amatul Rahman Omar
Or (do they feel secure) that He will not seize them in their going to and fro so that they shall not be able to frustrate (Him in His designs and plans)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Or that He may catch them in the midst of their going to and fro (in their jobs), so that there be no escape for them (from Allahs Punishment)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
or that He may seize them in their movements going and coming and they are not going to escape,
Munir Mezyed
Or that He will not capture them in their going to and fro (during their trips), whereupon they will not be able to escape?
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Or overtake them whilst they move about, then they will not escape?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Or [do they think] that He may not seize them in the midst of their goings to and fro, without a chance of their escape?
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Or that He will not seize them (suddenly) during their movement so that they cannot thwart (Him) ?
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Or lest He should overtake them as they bustle around and they cannot prevent it,
Samy Mahdy
Or will he take them in their daily activity fluctuation? So, they will not cause its incapacitation.
Sayyid Qutb
Or that He will not suddenly take them to task in the midst of their comings and goings; for they can never frustrate His design?
Ahmed Hulusi
Or that We will not seize them during their usual activity? They cannot render Allah powerless!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Or that He may not seize them during their movement, so that they shall not frustrate (Allah's wrath) .
Or are they certain in their minds that they shall not be seized with punishment in the midst of their activities, doings or movements and they be able to escape
Mir Aneesuddin
or that He will (not) seize them in their going to and fro, when they will not be in (a position to) frustrate (Him),
The Wise Quran
Or that He will not seize them in their going to and fro, then they will not be able to escape?