Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
and rebelled against their Sustainer's apostles: and so He took them to task with a punishing grasp exceedingly severe
M. M. Pickthall
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, therefor did He grip them with a tightening grip
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
each disobeying their Lord’s messenger, so He seized them with a crushing grip.
Safi Kaskas
They disobeyed their Lord’s Messenger, so He seized them with an overpowering grip.
Wahiduddin Khan
They defied their Lords messenger, so He seized them with an ever-tightening grip
Shakir
And they disobeyed the Messenger of their Lord, so He punished them with a vehement punishment
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and they rebelled against the Messenger of their Lord, so He took them with a swelling, taking.
T.B.Irving
they defied their Lord´s messenger, so He seized them with a tightening grip.
Abdul Hye
and they disobeyed their Lord’s Messenger, so He seized them with a strong seize.
The Study Quran
They disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, and He seized them with a devastating blow
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They all disobeyed their Lord’s messenger, and consequently, He seized them with a devastating seizure.
Talal Itani (2012)
But they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an overpowering grip
Dr. Kamal Omar
So they disobeyed the Messenger of their Nourisher-Sustainer, so He seized them in a severe seizure
and disobeyed the Messengers of their Lord, so He gripped them with a tight grip
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Then they disobeyed the Messenger of their Lord, so He took them (away) with a surpassing grip (Literally: swelling taking)
Muhammad Sarwar
They disobeyed the Messenger of their Lord and He seized them with torment which increased with time
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an extremely severe seizure
Shabbir Ahmed
For, they disobeyed the respective Messenger of their Lord. Consequently, He grasped them with a firm grasp
Dr. Munir Munshey
They defied the messengers of their Lord, and so He seized (and squeezed) them into a tight grip
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And (each) disobeyed the messenger of their Lord: So He punished them with a severe penalty
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
They disobeyed the messenger of their Lord. So He took them with a devastating requital
Abdel Haleem
and disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an ever-tightening grip
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And they disobeyed their Lord's apostle, so He laid hold of them with a grip increasing
Ahmed Ali
When they disobeyed the apostle of their Lord He seized them with an overwhelming punishment
Aisha Bewley
They disobeyed the Messenger of their Lord so He seized them in an ever-tightening grip.
Ali Ünal
And they rebelled against their Lord’s Messenger (sent to each to warn them), and so He took hold of them with a severe seizing
Ali Quli Qara'i
Then they disobeyed the apostle of their Lord, so He seized them with a terrible seizing
Hamid S. Aziz
And they disobeyed the Messengers of their Lord, so He punished them with a severe punishment
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Then they disobeyed their Lord's messenger, so He punished them, an increasing punishment.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
And they did not follow the messenger of their Lord, so He punished them with a sufficient penalty
Musharraf Hussain
So they disobeyed the Messenger of their Lord, and He seized them with a punishment.
Maududi
They did not follow the Messenger of their Lord, and so He seized them with a severe grip
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They disobeyed the messenger of their Lord. So He took them with a devastating requital
Mohammad Shafi
And they followed not the Messenger of their Lord! So He seized them severely
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And they disobeyed the Messenger of their Lord; therefore, He seized them with a strong seizing.
They disobeyed the messenger of their Lord. Consequently, He requited them a devastating requital.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
and rebelled against their Lord's Messenger. So He took them with a stern taking
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so he punished them with a vehement punishment
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
So they disobeyed their Lord's messenger, so He punished them an increased spellbinding (devastating) punishment
Bijan Moeinian
[God sent them a messenger to offer them a decent code of conduct]. As they denied the messenger of God, your Lord punished them badly
Faridul Haque
They therefore disobeyed the Noble Messengers of their Lord – so He seized them with an intense seizure
Sher Ali
They disobeyed the Messenger of their Lord, therefore, HE seized them - a severe seizing
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
So they (also) disobeyed the Messenger of their Lord. And Allah seized them with a mighty seizure
Amatul Rahman Omar
They disobeyed (in their respective times) the Messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an ever-increasing punishment
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And they disobeyed their Lords Messenger, so He punished them with a strong punishment
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And they disobeyed messenger of their Lord so He seized them with a seizing exceedingly overwhelming.
Munir Mezyed
And persistently refused to yield to what their Lord has revealed to His Messenger, and so He chastised them with a fierce punishment.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
So they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, then He overtook them in a powerful way.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He punished them with ample punishment.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
and disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with an overpowering grip.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
they defied their Lord's messenger, so He seized them with a tightening grip.
Samy Mahdy
So they disobeyed their Lord’s messenger, so He took them with an immense take.
Ahmed Hulusi
They were disobedient to the Rasul of their Rabb and so (their Rabb) seized them with intensity!
Mir Aneesuddin
so they disobeyed the messenger of their Fosterer therefore He seized them with a severe seizure.
They disobeyed the Messenger of Allah their Creator, so He stunned them and overtook them by a condign punishment making them unable to hold their own
The Wise Quran
And they rebelled against the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them, an increasing seizing.