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Quran 27:21

Surah An-Naml (The Ant), verse 21 of 93 · Juz 19

لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا أَوْ لَأَا۟ذْبَحَنَّهُۥٓ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّى بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

Translations of Quran 27:21
EnglishTalal Itani

I will punish him most severely, or slay him, unless he gives me a valid excuse.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

I verily will punish him with hard punishment or I verily will slay him, or he verily shall bring me a plain excuse.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Elbette ona şiddetli bir azâb ederim veya boynunu keserim, yâhud da bana her halde açık, kuvvetli bir bürhan getirir

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

En vérité, je lui infligerai un dur châtiment, ou bien je la tuerai, à moins qu’elle ne me donne quelque excuse légitime.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Waarlijk, ik zal hem straffen met eene strenge kastijding, of ik zal hem dooden, tenzij hij mij eene gegronde verontschuldiging make.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

In verità, le infligerò una punizione severa; l’ucciderò, a meno che non m’adduca una qualche scusa legittima.

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