English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
‘That you worship none but Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a grievous day.’
English - Five Volume Translation
That you worship none but Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a grievous day.’
Commentary:
"A grievous punishment" is different from "the punishment of a grievous day." The latter expression implies greater intensity. Certain punishments are very grievous, but there are certain "days" the remembrance of which continues to cause great pain even after the lapse of hundreds of years. The actual "punishment" causes pain only to those on whom it falls, but remembrance of the "days" of a terrible punishment frightens even those who come after. Thus, by using the expression, the punishment of a grievous day, the Quran points to the fact that the threatened punishment was to be such as would be long remembered and would strike terror into the hearts of coming generations. This expression aptly describes the grievous nature of the punishment which overtook the people of Noah, for the great Deluge is remembered even to the present day as a terrible catastrophe the very thought of which inspires fear.
English - Short Commentary Translation
‘That you worship none but Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a grievous day.’
'A grievous punishment' is different from 'the punishment of a grievous day.' The latter expression implies greater intensity. Certain punishments are very grievous, but there are 'certain days' the remembrance of which continues to haunt and cause pain even after the lapse of hundreds of years. Whereas the actual 'punishment' causes pain only to those on whom it falls, remembrance of the 'days of a grievous punishment' terrifies even those who come after.
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
(اور یہ) کہ تم اللہ کے سوا کسی کی عبادت نہ کرو۔ میں یقیناً تم پر ایک دردناک دن کے عذاب سے ڈرتا ہوں۔
French
Que vous ne devez adorer personne d’autre qu’Allāh. Vraiment je crains pour vous le châtiment d’un jour douloureux. »
German
dass ihr keinen anbetet außer Allah. Ich fürchte für euch die Strafe eines schmerzlichen Tages."
Chinese
“你们除开安拉之外, 不要崇拜 (任何存在者)。我确担忧 (将要来到) 你们的那个极为痛苦的日子的惩罚”。
‘痛苦的惩罚’ 和 ‘痛苦的日子的惩罚’ 是不同的。后一种讲法意思较强烈。有些惩罚是很痛苦的, 但是有 ‘某些日子’, 想起那些日子即使过了几百年之后仍会继续萦绕在心里而引起痛苦。真正的 “惩罚” 只在直接受到的人身上引起痛苦, 而 ‘痛苦惩罚的日子’ 甚至使那些后来的人们也感到惊恐。
Italian
affinché non adoriate nessuno all'infuori di Allah. In verità, io temo per voi la punizione di un giorno doloroso.»
Spanish
“Para que no adoréis sino a Al-lah. En verdad, temo para vosotros el castigo de un día doloroso”.
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
(اس پیغام کے ساتھ) کہ تم اللہ کے سوا (کسی ہستی) کی پرستش نہ کرو۔ میں یقیناً تم پر ایک (بڑے) تکلیف (دینے) والے دن کے عذاب (کے آنے) سے ڈرتا ہوں۔
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
کہ اللہ کے سوا کسی کی بندگی نہ کرو ورنہ مجھے اندیشہ ہے کہ تم پر ایک روز دردناک عذاب آئے گا"
English - Sahih
That you not worship except Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a painful day."
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
کہ الله کے سوا کسی کی عبادت نہ کرو بے شک میں تم پر دردناک دن کے عذاب سے ڈرتا ہوں
English - Talal Itani
That (do) not worship except Allah. Indeed, I [I] fear for you (the) punishment (of) a Day painful."
English - Arberry
Serve you none but God. I fear for you the chastisement of a painful day.'
English - Maududi
that you may worship none but Allah or else I fear for you the chastisement of a Grievous Day.
English - Ahmed Ali
Do not worship anyone but God; for I fear the punishment of a dreadful day for you."
English - Yusuf Ali
"That ye serve none but Allah: Verily I do fear for you the penalty of a grievous day."
English - Five Volume Commentary *
1408
Commentary:
"A grievous punishment" is different from "the punishment of a grievous day." The latter expression implies greater intensity. Certain punishments are very grievous, but there are certain "days" the remembrance of which continues to cause great pain even after the lapse of hundreds of years. The actual "punishment" causes pain only to those on whom it falls, but remembrance of the "days" of a terrible punishment frightens even those who come after. Thus, by using the expression, the punishment of a grievous day, the Quran points to the fact that the threatened punishment was to be such as would be long remembered and would strike terror into the hearts of coming generations. This expression aptly describes the grievous nature of the punishment which overtook the people of Noah, for the great Deluge is remembered even to the present day as a terrible catastrophe the very thought of which inspires fear.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
1309
'A grievous punishment' is different from 'the punishment of a grievous day.' The latter expression implies greater intensity. Certain punishments are very grievous, but there are 'certain days' the remembrance of which continues to haunt and cause pain even after the lapse of hundreds of years. Whereas the actual 'punishment' causes pain only to those on whom it falls, remembrance of the 'days of a grievous punishment' terrifies even those who come after.
English - Pickthall
That ye serve none, save Allah. Lo! I fear for you the retribution of a painful Day.
English - Muhammad Ali ra
To serve none but Allah. Verily I fear for you the chastisement of a painful day.
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
That you worship none but Allah. Indeed I am fearful for you of the chastisement of a grievous day.