Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
enveloping all mankind, [and causing the sinners to exclaim:] “Grievous is this suffering
M. M. Pickthall
That will envelop the people. This will be a painful torment
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Enveloping the people: this will be a Penalty Grievous
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
overwhelming the people. ˹They will cry,˺ “This is a painful torment.
Safi Kaskas
enveloping all people; “This is a painful punishment.”
Wahiduddin Khan
That will envelop the people. This will be a painful punishment
Shakir
That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
overcoming humanity. This is a painful punishment.
T.B.Irving
to envelop mankind; this will mean painful torment:
Abdul Hye
covering the people, this will be a painful punishment.
The Study Quran
covering the people. This is a painful punishment
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Covering the people—this would be a severe torment.
Talal Itani (2012)
Enveloping mankind; this is a painful punishment
Dr. Kamal Omar
(The smoke) covers mankind, this is a painful torment
Enveloping all mankind; this will be a painful punishment
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
That will envelop mankind; this is a painful torment
Muhammad Sarwar
which will smother the people. They will say, "This is a painful torment
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
that will envelop people. This is a painful punishment
Shabbir Ahmed
Enveloping all mankind, heralding an outcry, "Grievous is this suffering
Dr. Munir Munshey
It would enshroud people. That is a painful punishment
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Surrounding the people: This will be a painful penalty
Covering the people; this is a painful torment
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
It will envelop the people: "This is a painful retribution!"
Abdel Haleem
It will envelop the people. They will cry, ‘This is a terrible torment
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Covering the people's this shall be a torment afflictive
Ahmed Ali
Which would envelope mankind. That would be a grievous affliction
Aisha Bewley
which enshrouds mankind. ´This is a painful punishment!
Ali Ünal
Which will engulf the people, (causing them to exclaim): "This is a painful punishment
Ali Quli Qara'i
enveloping the people. [They will cry out:] ‘This is a painful punishment
Hamid S. Aziz
That shall overtake men; this is a painful punishment
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
covering people. This is a painful punishment.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Smothering the people. This will be a terrible penalty
Musharraf Hussain
that will cover up people and they will cry : “This is painful punishment!
Maududi
enveloping people. That will be a grievous scourge
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
It will envelop the people: "This is a painful retribution!
Mohammad Shafi
[And] envelopes the people, [who cry out,] "Painful punishment this!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
That it shall cover the people. This is a painful torment.
It will envelope the people; this is a painful retribution.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
engulfing the people; this will be a painful punishment
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Enveloping men. This is a painful chastisement
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
It covers/afflicts the people, that is a painful torture
Bijan Moeinian
When this painful punishment overtakes man, he will pray saying:…
Faridul Haque
Which will envelop the people; this is a painful punishment
Sher Ali
That will envelope the people. This will be a painful torment
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Which will envelop people (i.e., will encompass everything). That will be a painful torment
Amatul Rahman Omar
That will envelop these people. This is that woeful calamity (which is foretold)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Covering the people, this is a painful torment
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
It [smoke] will cover the people. This is a painful punishment.
Munir Mezyed
Enveloping the people. This is an agonizing chastisement.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Which surrounds people, that is a painful punishment.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
[The smoke will be] enveloping the people. This will be a wretched penalty!
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
that overwhelms mankind; this is a painful punishment.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
to envelop mankind; this will mean painful torment:
Samy Mahdy
Overcovering the people; this is a painful torment.
Ahmed Hulusi
It will encompass the people! It is a severe suffering (for not having realized and fulfilled the requisites of the reality)!
Mir Aneesuddin
which will cover mankind, this will be a painful punishment.
There and then shall your people -the Quraishites- smother out of a small danger into a great one by reason whereof ensues a great famine and they will be reduced to the painful extremities of hunger and the hungry flame devours the silent dead
The Wise Quran
To cover the people, this is a painful punishment.