Quran Ayah an-Nazi`at (Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out) 79:34 - 70+ Translation Comparison

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Muhammad Asad

AND SO, when the great overwhelming event [of, resurrection] comes to pass –

Arthur John Arberry

Then, when the Great Catastrophe come

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),

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Arabic

فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ

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فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ

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fa-idhā jāati l-ṭāmatu l-kub’rā

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But when there comes the Great Overwhelming Calamity

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

But when comes the Overwhelming Calamity the great,

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

AND SO, when the great overwhelming event [of, resurrection] comes to pass –

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),

M. M. Pickthall

But when the great disaster cometh

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

But, when the Supreme Disaster comes to pass—

Wahiduddin Khan

When the great overwhelming event arrives

Safi Kaskas

But when the Great Calamity arrives,

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

When the Greater Catastrophe would draw near,

T.B.Irving

When the greatest calamity comes along,

Shakir

But when the great predominating calamity comes

Abdul Hye

But when the greatest catastrophe (the Day of recompense) will strike,

Saeed Malik

Then when the great overwhelming calamity is on hand

The Study Quran

So when the Great Calamity befalls

Talal Itani & AI (2025)

When the overwhelming catastrophe arrives.

Talal Itani (2012)

But when the Great Cataclysm arrives

M. Farook Malik

When the great disaster will strike

Dr. Kamal Omar

So when has already approached the great catastrophe (of the Final Day) —

Dr. Munir Munshey

When that most grievous disaster befalls

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Therefore, when the great and fearful (event) comes

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

But when there comes the greatest Overwhelming Calamity

Muhammad Sarwar

On the day when the great calamity comes

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

So when the Greatest Havoc will take place

Shabbir Ahmed

And so, when there comes the Great Event

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So when the Greatest Catastrophe comes

Hamid S. Aziz

But when the great overwhelming calamity comes

Abdel Haleem

When the great overwhelming event arrive

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then when the Grand Calamity shall com

Ahmed Ali

When the great calamity comes

Aisha Bewley

When the Great Calamity comes:

Ali Ünal

But when the great overwhelming event comes

Ali Quli Qara'i

When the Greatest Catastrophe befalls

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

Then, when the great blow comes.

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

Therefore, when there comes the great overwhelming event

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

So, when the great disaster comes,

Musharraf Hussain

So when the mighty catastrophe comes,

Maududi

But when the great calamity will come about

Mohammad Shafi

So when the great event occurs

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

But when the biggest calamity will come.

Rashad Khalifa

Then, when the great blow comes

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

But when the Great Catastrophe comes

Faridul Haque

So when the greatest universal disaster arrives

Bijan Moeinian

Now be mindful of the day that the great disaster that has to come

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So when the great Calamity comes

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So if/when the Calamity/Greatest Disaster/Resurrection Day the greatest came

Sher Ali

But when the great calamity comes

Edip Yuksel

Then, when the great blow comes.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Behold! when that great calamity comes to pass

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then, whilst (the universe) attains (to its acme through evolution), there will befall the great all-encompassing calamity (the Hour of Resurrection)

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense, etc.)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

N J Dawood (2014)

But when the supreme calamity strikes ―

Arthur John Arberry

Then, when the Great Catastrophe come

Edward Henry Palmer

And when the great predominant calamity shall come

George Sale

When the prevailing, the great day shall come

John Medows Rodwell

But when the grand overthrow shall come

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Shuaib Abdullahi

And (Fa) when (Izaa) the major (El'Kub'raa) calamity (Ettoammatu) comes (Jaa'ati),

Fode Drame

But when the overwhelming calamity comes to pass.

Munir Mezyed

Therefore, when the Great Catastrophe comes,

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

Then, when the great calamity comes,

Linda “iLHam” Barto

Therefore, there will come the awesome and overwhelming event.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

When the greatest calamity comes along,

Samy Mahdy

So when the Grand catastrophe comes.

Sayyid Qutb

Then, when the great, overwhelming event comes to pass â€”

Ali Quli Qarai

When the Greatest Catastrophe befalls

Ahmed Hulusi

But when the overwhelming calamity (the experience of death) begins,

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

But when there comes the Greatest Catastrophe

A. S. Mohamed

Then, when the great calamity arrives,

Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)

"But when the great disaster comes,"

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

But when the great calamity comes

Mir Aneesuddin

So when the great predominating calamity comes,

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

Then when the calamitous eventful event comes to pass

The Wise Quran Project

Then when the great predominant calamity comes,

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

Therefore, when there comes the great, overwhelming (Event),

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Then, when the great blow comes.

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

Then, when the great blow comes

OLD Literal Word for Word

But when comes the Overwhelming Calamity the great

OLD Transliteration

Fa-itha jaati alttammatu alkubra

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