Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Qamar Verse 19

Mufti Taqi Usmani

We did send to them a furious wind in a day of continuous misfortune,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Indeed, We sent against them a furious wind,[[ lit., a bitter and screaming wind. ]] on a day of unrelenting misery,

Ruwwad Translation Center

We sent against them a furious wind on a day of continuous misfortune,

A. J. Arberry

We loosed against them a wind clamorous in a day of ill fortune continuous,

Abdul Haleem

We released a howling wind against them on a day of terrible disaster;

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Verily We! We sent against them a raging Wind On a day of calamity continuous.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

For We sent against them a furious wind, on a Day of violent Disaster,

Abul Ala Maududi

We sent a tumultuous wind against them on a day of unremitting misfortune,

Ahmed Ali

We let loose against them a violent roaring wind on a day of ill omen, continuous,

Ahmed Raza Khan

We indeed sent towards them a severe windstorm, on a day the ill luck of which lasted upon them forever.

Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed We unleashed upon them an icy gale on an incessantly ill-fated day,

Ali Ünal

We sent upon them a furious windstorm through certain time of enduring disaster;

Amatul Rahman Omar

We let loose upon them a clamorous and alarmingly furious wind on a day (when) the sky remained red like copper till long.

English Literal

That We sent on them a wind/breeze blowing/severely cold , in a continuos unlucky/miserable day/time.

Faridul Haque

We indeed sent towards them a severe windstorm, on a day the ill luck of which lasted upon them forever.

Hamid S. Aziz

Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of violent disaster,

Hilali & Khan

Verily, We sent against them a furious wind of harsh voice on a day of evil omen and continuous calamity.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Floating on, before Our eyes -- a reward for him who was denied.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Surely We sent on them a tornado in a day of bitter ill-luck

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Lo! We let loose on them a raging wind on a day of constant calamity,

Muhammad Sarwar

On an unfortunate day We sent upon them a continuous violent wind

Qaribullah & Darwish

And We sent against them a howling wind in a Day of continuous of ill fortune

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Verily, We sent against them a violently cold (Sarsar) wind on a day of calamity, continuous.

Wahiduddin Khan

We sent a raging wind against them on a day of continuous calamity.

Talal Itani

We unleashed upon them a screaming wind, on a day of unrelenting misery.

Tafsir jalalayn

Indeed We unleashed upon them a clamorous wind, intensely noisy, on a day of prolonged ill fortune, (nahsin mustamirr means) either one of continuous ill fortune, or one of severe ill fortune -- and this was the last Wednesday of the month --

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا

Verily, We sent against them a violently cold (Sarsar) wind

means, a bitterly cold and furious wind,

فِي يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ

on a day of calamity,

against them, according to Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and As-Suddi,

مُّسْتَمِرٍّ



continuous,

upon them because the calamity, torment and destruction that they suffered in this life on that day continued with that of the Hereafter,

تَنزِعُ النَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ