Al-Anbya Verse 12

When the wrongdoers sensed ˹the arrival of˺ Our torment, they started to run away from their cities.

When they sensed Our punishment, they started running away from it.

Then, when they perceived Our might, behold, they ran headlong out of it.

When they felt Our might coming upon them, see how they tried to escape it!

Then when they perceived Our violence, lo! they were from it fleeing.

Yet, when they felt Our Punishment (coming), behold, they (tried to) flee from it.

Then, when they perceived Our chastisement they took to their heels and fled.

Whensoever they sensed Our punishment they fled from them.

And when they tasted Our punishment, they immediately started fleeing from it.

So when they sighted Our punishment, behold, they ran away from it.

When they felt Our mighty punishment coming, they at once attempted to flee from it.

No sooner did they perceive Our punishment than they began to flee from it.

So when they felt with one of their physical senses Our might/power , then they are from it running (fleeing).

And when they tasted Our punishment, they immediately started fleeing from it.

How many a community that had done wrong have We shattered, and raised up after it another people!

Then, when they perceived (saw) Our Torment (coming), behold, they (tried to) flee from it.

And how many a town which was iniquitous did We demolish, and We raised up after it another people!

So when they felt Our punishment, lo! they began to fly

And, when they felt Our might, behold them fleeing from it!

When they found Our torment approaching them they started to run away from the town.

And when they felt Our Might they fled from it.

Then, when they sensed Our torment, behold, they (tried to) flee from it.

When they felt Our punishment coming upon them, they began to flee from it.

Then, when they sensed Our might, they started running away from it.

And when they felt Our might, [when] the inhabitants of the town sensed destruction [to be near], behold, they ran away from it, they flee hastily [therefrom].

فَلَمَّا أَحَسُّوا بَأْسَنَا

Then, when they sensed Our torment,

when they realized that the torment would undoubtedly come upon them, just as their Prophet had warned them,

إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ




behold, they (tried to) flee from it.

they tried to run away