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."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Say: “Indeed I am afraid of the punishment of a great day if I disobey my Lord.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Say, “Indeed I fear, if I ignore my Guardian Evolver, the penalty of a mighty day.
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
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'
Say, "I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the retribution of a great day."
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
Munir Mezyed
Say: “I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the chastisement of a great day.”
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)!”
Mir Aneesuddin
Say, “I fear the punishment of the great day, if I disobey my Fosterer.”
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"