Al-Anbya Verse 40

In fact, the Hour will take them by surprise, leaving them stunned. So they will not be able to avert it, nor will it be delayed from them.

Rather, it will come upon them suddenly and stun them; they will not be able to avert it, nor will they be given respite.

Nay, but it shall come upon them suddenly, dumbfounding them, and they shall not be able to repel it, nor shall they be respited.

It will come upon them suddenly and stupefy them; they will be powerless to push it away; they will not be reprieved.

Aye! it would come upon them on a sudden and shall dumbfound them; they shall not be able to avert it, nor shall they be respited.

Nay, it may come to them all of a sudden and confound them; no power will they have then to avert it, nor will they (then) get respite.

That will suddenly come upon them and stupefy them. They shall not be able to ward it off, nor shall they be granted any respite.

It will come upon them unawares confounding them, and they will not be able to keep it back, nor will they be given respite.

In fact it will suddenly come upon them, therefore shocking them, and they will not be able to repel it nor will they be given respite.

Indeed, it will overtake them suddenly, dumbfounding them. So they will neither be able to avert it, nor will they be granted any respite.

But it will come upon them all of a sudden and dumbfound them. They will not be able to avert it, nor will they be given respite to escape it.

Nay it (- the punishment) shall come upon them unawares, so that it will confound them completely, and they will not be able to avert it and no respite shall be given them.

But it comes to them suddenly/unexpectedly, so it amazes/surprises them, so they are not able (of) its return/returning it, and nor they be given time .

In fact it will suddenly come upon them, therefore shocking them, and they will not be able to repel it nor will they be given respite.

If those who disbelieve but knew the time when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces and from their backs, and they will not be helped!

Nay, it (the Fire or the Day of Resurrection) will come upon them all of a sudden and will perplex them, and they will have no power to avert it, nor will they get respite.

If those who disbelieve but knew the time when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor from their backs, and they will not be helped!

Nay, it shall come on them all of a sudden and cause them to become confounded, so they shall not have the power to avert it, nor shall they be respited.

Nay, but it will come upon them unawares so that it will stupefy them, and they will be unable to repel it, neither will they be reprieved.

The fire will suddenly strike and confound them. They will not be able to repel it, nor will they be given any respite.

It will overtake them suddenly, dumbfounding them. They shall be unable to ward it off, and they shall not be respited.

Nay, it will come upon them all of a sudden and will perplex them, and they will have no power to avert it nor will they get respite.

Indeed, it will come upon them suddenly and confound them; and they will not be able to ward it off, nor shall they be reprieved.

In fact, it will come upon them suddenly, and bewilder them. They will not be able to repel it, and they will not be reprieved.

Nay, but it, the Resurrection, shall come upon them suddenly, dumbfounding them, confusing them, and they shall not be able to ward it off, nor shall they be granted any respite, [nor shall they] be given any [extra] time to make a repentance or offer an excuse.

بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً

Nay, it will come upon them all of a sudden,

means, the Fire will come upon them suddenly, i.e., it will take them by surprise.

فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ

and will perplex them,

means, it will scare them, and they will succumb to it in confusion, not knowing what they are doing.

فَلَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا

and they will have no power to avert it,

means, they will have no means of doing so.

وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ



nor will they get respite.

means, it will not be delayed for them even for an instant.