Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
VERILY, thy Sustainer's grip is exceedingly strong
M. M. Pickthall
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Indeed, the ˹crushing˺ grip of your Lord is severe.
Safi Kaskas
Your Lord’s punishment is truly severe.
Wahiduddin Khan
The grip of your Lord is indeed sever
Shakir
Surely the might of your Lord is great
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Truly, the seizing by force by thy Lord is severe.
T.B.Irving
Nevertheless your Lord´s onslaught will be severe;
Abdul Hye
Surely, (O Muhammad) the grip (punishment) of your Lord is very severe.
The Study Quran
Truly thy Lord’s assault is severe
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Your Lord’s onslaught is severe.
Talal Itani (2012)
The onslaught of your Lord is severe
Dr. Kamal Omar
Verily, the Grip (of retribution) of your Nourisher-Sustainer is indeed very, very strict
Surely, the seizure of your Lord is very severe
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely your Lord's assault is strict indeed
Muhammad Sarwar
The vengeance of God is terribly severe
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
The seizure of your Lord is severe indeed
Shabbir Ahmed
(Yet) Verily, strong is the Grip of your Lord
Dr. Munir Munshey
Your Lord´s punishment is very severe, indeed
Syed Vickar Ahamed
The Grip (and Power) of your Lord is truly Strong
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
The punishment of your Lord is severe
Abdel Haleem
[Prophet], your Lord’s punishment is truly stern––
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Verily the grip of thine Lord is severe
Ahmed Ali
The grip of your Lord is severe indeed
Aisha Bewley
Your Lord´s Assault is very fierce indeed.
Ali Ünal
Surely the grip of your Lord is indeed severe
Ali Quli Qara'i
Indeed your Lord’s striking is severe
Hamid S. Aziz
Verily, strong is the power of your Lord
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
Indeed, your Lord’s assault is severe.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Truly strong is the Grip of your Lord
Musharraf Hussain
Your Lord’s punishment will be severely harsh.
Maududi
Stern indeed is your Lord´s punishment
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Thepunishment of your Lord is severe.
Mohammad Shafi
Indeed, the Hold of your Lord is certainly severe
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Undoubtedly, the seizing of your Lord is, severe.
Indeed, your Lord's blow is severe
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Indeed, the seizing of your Lord is severe
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely the grip of thy Lord is severe
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That truly your Lord's violent attack/destruction (is) strong (E) (severe)
Bijan Moeinian
God’s Might and His punishment is indeed the greatest
Faridul Haque
Indeed the seizure of your Lord is very severe
Sher Ali
Surely, the seizing of thy Lord is severe
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Surely, the seizure of your Lord is most severe
Amatul Rahman Omar
Terrible indeed is the seizing of your Lord
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Verily, (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) the Grip (Punishment) of your Lord is severe
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Truly the strike of your Lord is surely most formidable.
Munir Mezyed
Most assuredly the assault of your Lord is extremely severe
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
For the grip of your Lord is strong.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
The vengeance of your Lord is truly strong.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Indeed, the onslaught of yoursg Lord is surely severe.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Nevertheless your Lord's onslaught will be severe;
Samy Mahdy
Surely the annihilation of your Lord is severe.
Sayyid Qutb
Stern indeed is your Lord's vengeance.
Ahmed Hulusi
Indeed, the seizure of your Rabb is intense!
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
"Truly the grip of your Lord is mighty, powerful."
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Surely the Grip of thy Lord is sever
The blow of Allah your Creator, is hard and strong
Mir Aneesuddin
The grip of your Fosterer is certainly strong.
The Wise Quran
Indeed, the assault of your Lord is surely intense.