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Quran 46:24

Surah Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-Curved Sandhills), verse 24 of 35 · Juz 26

فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ عَارِضًا مُّسْتَقْبِلَ أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ قَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَا عَارِضٌ مُّمْطِرُنَا ۚ بَلْ هُوَ مَا ٱسْتَعْجَلْتُم بِهِۦ ۖ رِيحٌ فِيهَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Translations of Quran 46:24
EnglishTalal Itani

Then, when they saw a cloud approaching their valley, they said, “This is a cloud that will bring us rain.” “In fact, it is what you were impatient for: a wind in which is grievous suffering.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Then, when they beheld it as a dense cloud coming toward their valleys, they said: Here is a cloud bringing us rain. Nay, but it is that which ye did seek to hasten, a wind wherein is painful torment,

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Derken vaktâ ki onu vadîlerine karşı gelen bir bulut halinde gördüler, bu, dediler: bir ârız (ufukta beliren bir bulut) bize yağmur yağdıracak, hayır, o sizin acele istediğiniz şey: bir rüzgâr ki onda çok acıklı bir azâb var

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Et quand ils virent un nuage qui s’avançait vers leurs, vallées, ils se disaient : Ce nuage nous donnera de la pluie. — Non, c’est, ce que vous vouliez hâter : c’est le vent porteur d’un châtiment cruel.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En toen zij de voorbereiding zagen, die voor hunne straf werd gemaakt, namelijk eene wolk die de lucht doortrok, en naar hunne valleien dreef, zeiden zij: Dit is eene doortrekkende wolk, die ons regen brengt. Hoed antwoordde: Neen, het is datgene waarvan gij verlangd hebt, dat het verhaast zou worden; een wind, waarin eene gestrenge wraak is.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

E quando videro una nube che si avanzava verso le loro valli, dicevano fra loro: Questa nube ci recherà la pioggia. No, è ciò che volevate affrettare: è il vento che reca un gastigo crudele.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.