Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Say: “Behold, I would dread, were I to rebel against my Sustainer, the suffering [which would befall me] on that awesome Day [of Judgment].&rdquo
M. M. Pickthall
Say: Lo! if I should disobey my Lord, I fear the doom of a tremendous Day
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Say: "I would, if I disobeyed my Lord, indeed have fear of the Penalty of a Mighty Day."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Say, “I truly fear—if I were to disobey my Lord—the torment of a tremendous Day.”
Safi Kaskas
Say," I fear the punishment of a terrible Day should I disobey my Lord."
Wahiduddin Khan
Say, I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a Terrible Day
Shakir
Say: I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the chastisement of a grievous day
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Say: Truly, I fear if I rebelled against my Lord the punishment of a tremendous Day.
T.B.Irving
SAY: "I fear the torment of an awful day if I should disobey my Lord."
Abdul Hye
Say (O Muhammad): “Surely, if I disobey my Lord, I am afraid of the punishment of a great Day.”
The Study Quran
Say, “Truly I fear, should I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous day.
Dr. Kamal Omar
Say: “Verily I, if I disobeyed my Nourisher-Sustainer I fear the torment of a great Day.”
Say: "Surely, I am afraid if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a mighty Day."
Talal A. Itani (new translation)
Say, 'I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the punishment of a horrendous Day.'
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Say, "Surely I fear, in case I disobey my Lord, the torment of a Tremendous Day."
Muhammad Sarwar
Say, "I am afraid that for disobeying my Lord I shall suffer the torment of the great day"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Say, .If I were to disobey my Lord, I fear the punishment of a great day
Shabbir Ahmed
Say, "Behold, if I disobey my Lord, I fear the doom of a Tremendous Day."
Dr. Munir Munshey
"Indeed, I fear the punishment of that mighty day, in case I disobey my Lord!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Say: "If I disobeyed my Lord, I would truly have fear of the penalty of a Mighty Day."
Say, "Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Say: "I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the retribution of a great Day."
Abdel Haleem
Say, ‘I fear the torment of a terrible Day if I disobey my Lord.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Say thou: verily fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, torment of a Day mighty
Ahmed Ali
Say: "If I disobey my Lord, I fear the punishment of an evil Day."
Aisha Bewley
Say: ´I fear, were I to disobey my Lord, the punishment of a Terrible Day.´
Ali Ünal
Say: "I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of an awesome Day."
Ali Quli Qara'i
Say, ‘Indeed, should I disobey my Lord, I fear the punishment of a tremendous day.’
Hamid S. Aziz
Say, "I would, if I disobey my Lord, indeed fear the chastisement of a grievous Day."
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Say, “Indeed I fear, if I ignore my Guardian Evolver, the penalty of a mighty day.
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Say: “Indeed I am afraid of the punishment of a great day if I disobey my Lord.”
Musharraf Hussain
Say: “If I disobey my Lord, I fear the punishment of a Great Day.”
Maududi
Say: "If I disobey my Lord, I fear the chastisement of an Awesome Day."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Say: "I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the retribution of a great Day."
Mohammad Shafi
Say, "I do indeed fear the punishment of a dreadful Day if I disobey my Lord,."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Say, "I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the retribution of a great day."
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Say you, 'suppose if I may commit disobedience then I too fear the torment of a great day from my Lord'
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Say: 'Indeed, if I rebel against my Lord I fear the punishment of a dreadful Day.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Say: I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the chastisement of a grievous day
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Say: "That I, I fear if I disobeyed my Lord (from) a great day's/time's torture."
Bijan Moeinian
O’ Mohammad, Say: “I am terrified of the consequences of disobeying my Lord that will catch up with me on the Day of Judgment.”
Faridul Haque
Say, “Were I to disobey my Lord, I too would fear the punishment of the great Day (of Resurrection).”
Sher Ali
Say, `Indeed I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a grievous day.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Say: ‘If I disobeyed My Lord, I would fear the torment of a Terrible Day.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Say, `If I disobey my Lord I have to fear the torment of a dreadful day.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad SAW): "Verily, if I disobey my Lord, I am afraid of the torment of a great Day."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Say, “I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the penalty of a mighty day [of judgment].”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Say, “I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a great day.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
SAY: "I fear the torment of an awful day if I should disobey my Lord."
Sayyid Qutb
Say: 'Indeed I would dread, were I to disobey my Lord, the suffering of an awesome day.'
Ahmed Hulusi
Say, “Indeed, I fear the suffering of a tremendous time, if I rebel against my Rabb (if I ignore His absolute administration within my existence)!”
And say to them: "I am fearful of offending Allah, my Creator, for if I were to disobey Him, heaven shall lay my transgression to my charge and requite me in Day of Judgement with the torment laid upon the damned"
Mir Aneesuddin
Say, “I fear the punishment of the great day, if I disobey my Fosterer.”