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Quran 11:8

Surah Hud, verse 8 of 123 · Juz 12

وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ مَّعْدُودَةٍ لَّيَقُولُنَّ مَا يَحْبِسُهُۥٓ ۗ أَلَا يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَيْسَ مَصْرُوفًا عَنْهُمْ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

Translations of Quran 11:8
EnglishTalal Itani

And if We postponed their punishment until a stated time, they would say, “What holds it back?” On the Day when it reaches them, it will not be averted from them, and what they used to ridicule will besiege them.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And if We delay for them the doom until a reckoned time, they will surely say: What withholdeth it? Verily on the day when it cometh unto them, it cannot be averted from them, and that which they derided will surround them.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve eğer ilerideki sayılı bir müddete kadar kendilerinden azâbı te'hır edersek o vakıt da mutlak şöyle derler: onu ne men'ediyor? O, onlara geleceği gün kendilerinden çevrilecek değildir, ve o istihzâ ettikleri şey, kendilerini sarmış bulunacaktır

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Et si nous différons le châtiment jusqu’au temps déterminé, ils disent : Qu’est-ce qui l’empêche de le faire sur-le-champ ? — Croient-ils donc qu’il ne viendra pas un jour lorsque personne ne pourra plus le détourner ? Ce qui était l’objet de leurs railleries les enveloppera de toutes parts.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En waarlijk, indien wij hunne straf tot een bepaalden tijd verschuiven, zullen zij zeggen: Wat belet, dat dit reeds nu geschiede? Zal zij dan niet over hen komen op een dag, waarop niemand aanwezig zal zijn om die van hen af te wenden, en zal datgene wat zij hebben bespot, hen niet omstrikken?

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

E se differiamo a gastigarli fino al tempo determinato, dicono: Che cosa l’impedisce? (di farlo subito). Credono dunque che non verrà il giorno in cui niuno potrà più domandarlo? Ciò che formava le loro derisioni, li invilupperà da tutte le parti.

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