Al-Qur'an Surah Sad Verse 14

Mufti Taqi Usmani

All of them did nothing but declare the messengers as liars; hence, My punishment became due.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Each rejected their messenger, so My punishment was justified.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Each of them rejected their messenger, therefore My punishment became inevitable.

A. J. Arberry

not one, that cried not lies to the Messengers, so My retribution was just.

Abdul Haleem

They all rejected the mes-sengers and they were deservedly struck by My punishment:

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

There was not one but belied the apostles, wherefore justified was My wrath.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Not one (of them) but rejected the messengers, but My punishment came justly and inevitably (on them).

Abul Ala Maududi

Each of them gave the lie to Messengers and My decree of chastisement came upon them.

Ahmed Ali

Of all these there was not one who did not deny the messengers. So My retribution was justified.

Ahmed Raza Khan

None of them was such that it did not deny the Noble Messengers, therefore My punishment became inevitable.

Ali Quli Qarai

There was not any one but such as impugned the apostles; so My retribution became due [against them].

Ali Ünal

Not one of them but denied the Messengers (sent to them), and therefore My retribution was their just, inevitable due.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Each one had cried lies to the Messengers. So My punishment rightly became due (on them).

English Literal

That (E) each/all except they did (without exception) lied/denied/falsified the messengers, so (they) deserved My punishment.

Faridul Haque

None of them was such that it did not deny the Noble Messengers, therefore My punishment became inevitable.

Hamid S. Aziz

There was none of them but denied the messengers, therefore, just was My retribution.

Hilali & Khan

Not one of them but belied the Messengers, therefore My Torment was justified,

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And Thamud and the people of Lot and the dwellers of the thicket. These were the parties (opposing Truth).

Mohammad Habib Shakir

There was none of them but called the apostles liars, so just was My retribution.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Not one of them but did deny the messengers, therefor My doom was justified,

Muhammad Sarwar

Each of them who rejected the Messenger become subject to Our punishment.

Qaribullah & Darwish

There was not one of those that did not belie the Messengers. Therefore, My retribution was realized.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Not one of them but denied the Messengers; therefore My torment was justified.

Wahiduddin Khan

There was not one of them but treated their messengers as liars, so My punishment rightly overtook them:

Talal Itani

None of them but denied the messengers, so My retribution was deserved.

Tafsir jalalayn

Each one, of the factions, did not but deny the messengers, for when they deny one, they have [in effect] denied them all, since their call [to God] is [the same] one, namely, the call to [affirmation of] His Oneness. So My retribution was justified, [it was] necessary.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Not one of them but denied the Messengers; therefore My torment was justified.

`The reason for their destruction was their disbelief in the Messengers, so let those who are addressed here beware and be afraid.'

وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَوُلَاء إِلاَّ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ