Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
nothing was [needed] but one single blast [of Our punishment] - and lo! they became as still and silent as ashes
M. M. Pickthall
It was but one Shout, and lo! they were extinct
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
It was no more than a single mighty Blast, and behold! they were (like ashes) quenched and silent
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
All it took was one ˹mighty˺ blast, and they were extinguished at once.
Safi Kaskas
It was only one shout, and immediately they were extinguished.
Wahiduddin Khan
it was but one great blast and they fell down lifeless
Shakir
It was naught but a single cry, and lo! they were still
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
It would be but one Cry and that is when they were ones who are silent and still.
T.B.Irving
There was only a single Blast, and imagine, they [lay] shriveled up!
Abdul Hye
It was only one shout and then they all were dead silent
The Study Quran
It was but a single cry. Then, behold, they were extinguished
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
It was but one shout, and behold, they were extinguished.
Talal Itani (2012)
It was just one Cry, and they were stilled
Dr. Kamal Omar
[It (i.e., the destructive force)] was not but an extra-ordinary wild sound, so then they (became) those who lay silent, dead and destroyed
It was nothing but a single blast and they all became extinct
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Decidedly it was nothing except one Shout; then, only then, were they (utterly) extinct
Muhammad Sarwar
It was only a single blast which made them extinct
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
It was no more than a single Cry, and in no time they were extinguished
Shabbir Ahmed
Nothing but a single Blast (of Requital), and behold! They were ashes, still and silent
Dr. Munir Munshey
There was just a single bang, and they all were left lifeless! (As if extinguished)
Syed Vickar Ahamed
It was not more than a single Mighty Blast (A powerful explosion), and look! They were (like ashes) put out (quiet) and silent
It was not but one shout, and immediately they were extinguished
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
For all it took was one scream, whereupon they were stilled
Abdel Haleem
there was just one blast, and they fell down lifeless
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
It was but one shout, and lo! they were extinct
Ahmed Ali
There was just one blast, and they were extinguished
Aisha Bewley
It was but one Great Blast and they were extinct.
Ali Ünal
It was but a single blast only, and see! they were extinguished
Ali Quli Qara'i
It was but a single Cry, and, behold, they were stilled [like burnt ashes]
Hamid S. Aziz
It was naught but a single Shout, and lo! They were still and silenced (extinct)
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
It was only a single awful blast, then they were immediately silenced.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
It was no more than a single mighty blast, and behold, they were gone
Musharraf Hussain
Just one Blast, that’s all , and there they were, lying dead.
Maududi
There was but a single Blast and suddenly they became silent and still
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
For all it took was one scream, whereupon they were stilled
Mohammad Shafi
It was just a single deafening blast, and then they were silenced by death
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
It was but only a shriek, hence they remained extinguished.
All it took was one blow, whereupon they were stilled.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
It was only one Shout and they were silent, still
Maulana Muhammad Ali
It was naught but a single cry, and lo! they were still
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That (E) (it) was except one loud strong cry/torture raid so then they are still/silent/dead
Bijan Moeinian
A single blast was more than enough to destroy them all
Faridul Haque
It was just one scream, and with it they were extinguished
Sher Ali
It was but a single blast and lo ! they were extinct
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(Their torment) was nothing but a Mighty Blast, and there were they extinguished (dead like charred coal)
Amatul Rahman Omar
It was just a single blast and behold! they were all (extinct) like a (spark of) fire extinguished
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
It was but one Saihah (shout, etc.) and lo! They (all) were silent (dead-destroyed)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
It was but one deafening blast. Lo! They all lie lifeless.
Munir Mezyed
It was but a single Cry and lo! they were all extinguished.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
For it was only a single scream and they were extinct.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
It was just a single Shout, and suddenly they were extinct.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
It was no more than a single blast, and, suddenly, they were extinct.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
There was only a single Blast, and imagine, they [lay] shriveled up!
Samy Mahdy
It was not except one shout, so then they were extinguished.
Sayyid Qutb
Nothing was needed but one single blast, and they fell down lifeless.
Thomas Cleary
It was but one single blast: and they were extinct!
Ahmed Hulusi
There was only a single cry, and immediately they were extinguished!
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
It was no more than a single (heavenly) Blast that suddenly they were still.
All it took was a single direful cry from heaven’s realm that stirred up a merciless blast extinguishing them and blotting them out of existence
Mir Aneesuddin
it was nothing but a single loud cry when they became motionless.
The Wise Quran
It was not except one noise, then behold, they were extinct.