Ayah al-Muzammil (The Enshrouded One, Bundled Up, The Mantled One) 73:16

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Muhammad Asad

and Pharaoh rebelled against the apostle, whereupon We took him to task with a crushing grip

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a stern grip.

Safi Kaskas

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a crushing grip.

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فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ الرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلً

Transliteration (2021)

faʿaṣā fir'ʿawnu l-rasūla fa-akhadhnāhu akhdhan wabīla

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

But disobeyed Firaun the Messenger, so We seized him (with) a seizure ruinous.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

and Pharaoh rebelled against the apostle, whereupon We took him to task with a crushing grip

M. M. Pickthall

But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger; so We seized him with a heavy Punishment

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a stern grip.

Safi Kaskas

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a crushing grip.

Wahiduddin Khan

But Pharoah rebelled against the messenger, so We seized him with a strong, crushing grip

Shakir

But Firon disobeyed the messenger, so We laid on him a violent hold

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

But Pharaoh rebelled against the Messenger so We took him a taking remorselessly.

T.B.Irving

Yet Pharaoh defied the messenger, so We seized him mercilessly!

Abdul Hye

But Pharaoh disobeyed the Messenger (Moses); so We seized him with a severe seize.

The Study Quran

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a torrential seizing

Dr. Kamal Omar

Then Firaun disobeyed the Messenger, so We seized him in a terrible catch

Farook Malik

Pharaoh disobeyed Our Messenger; so We seized him with a firm grip

Talal A. Itani (new translation)

But Pharaoh defied the Messenger, so We seized him with a terrible seizing

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Yet Firaawn disobeyed the Messenger, so We took him (away) a baneful (The root of the Arabic word implies death by droning) taking

Muhammad Sarwar

However, the Pharaoh disobeyed the Messenger and We seized him with a severe retribution

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Then, Fir‘aun disobeyed the messenger; so We seized him with a severe seizure

Shabbir Ahmed

But Pharaoh rebelled against the Messenger, whereupon We seized him with a calamitous seizing

Dr. Munir Munshey

But the pharaoh defied the messenger, and so We seized him with virulent consequences

Syed Vickar Ahamed

But Firon (Pharaoh) did not obey the messenger; So We seized him with a stiff punishment

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure

[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We took him in a severe manner

Abdel Haleem

but Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger and so We inflicted a heavy punishment on him

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then Fir'awn disobeyed the apostle, wherefore We laid hold of him with a painful hold

Ahmed Ali

But the Pharaoh disobeyed the apostle; so We seized him with a grievous punishment

Aisha Bewley

But Pharaoh disobeyed the Messenger, so We seized him with terrible severity.

Ali Ünal

But the Pharaoh rebelled against the Messenger, and so We seized him with a calamitous grasp

Ali Quli Qara'i

But Pharaoh disobeyed the apostle; so We seized him with a terrible seizing

Hamid S. Aziz

But Pharaoh disobeyed the Messenger, so We seized him with a violent grip

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

Then Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We took him, a disastrous taking

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

But Pharaoh did not follow the messenger, so We seized him with a terrible punishment

Musharraf Hussain

But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We punished him severely.

Maududi
But Pharaoh disobeyed Our Messenger, so We seized him with a terrible seizing

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We took him in a severe manner.

Mohammad Shafi
But Pharoah did not obey the Messenger, so We seized him with a violent seizure

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
But Firawn dis-obeyed the Messenger, then We seized him with a severe seizing.

Rashad Khalifa
Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger and, consequently, we punished him severely.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Pharaoh disobeyed Our Messenger, so We seized him remorselessly

Maulana Muhammad Ali
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a violent grip

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
So Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We punished/took him (a) severe/detrimental punishing

Bijan Moeinian
[What a shame that] Pharaoh disobeyed My messenger; so He was subjected to the most sever punishment

Faridul Haque
In response Firaun disobeyed the Noble Messenger, so We seized him with a severe seizure

Sher Ali
But Pharaoh disobeyed the Messenger, so WE seized him with a terrible seizing

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
So Pharaoh disobeyed that Messenger, and We seized him with a devastating seizure

Amatul Rahman Omar
But Pharaoh disobeyed the Messenger so We seized him with a terrible punishment (so all of you be on your guard against such an attitude!

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
But Firaun (Pharaoh) disobeyed the Messenger (Moosa (Moses)), so We seized him with a severe punishment

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry
but Pharaoh rebelled against the Messenger, so We seized him remorselessly

George Sale
But Pharaoh was disobedient unto the apostle; wherefore We chastised him with a heavy chastisement

Edward Henry Palmer
But Pharaoh rebelled against the apostle, and we seized him with an overpowering punishment

John Medows Rodwell
But Pharaoh rebelled against the Apostle, and we therefore laid hold on him with a severe chastisement

N J Dawood (2014)
Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so that with a baleful scourge We smote him

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Pharaoh, however, did not believe the messenger, so We seized him with a heavy punishment.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Yet Pharaoh defied the messenger, so We seized him mercilessly!

Ahmed Hulusi
Pharaoh disobeyed that Rasul and We seized him with a destructive seizure!

Mir Aneesuddin
But Firawn disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a severe seizure.

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
But Pharaoh disobeyed the Messenger and so he came within the measure of Our wrath which spoke thunder and We subverted him, ruined him and brought him to nought

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
But Pharaoh disobeyed the apostle; so We seized him with a heavy Punishment

OLD Literal Word for Word
But disobeyed Firaun the Messenger, so We seized him (with) a seizure ruinous