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Surah 21. Al-Anbiya, Ayah 40

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بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَQur’an Al-Anbiya (21:40)

Bal tateehim baghtatan fatabhatuhum fala yastateeAAoona raddaha wala hum yuntharoona

Nay, but [the Last Hour] will come upon them of a sudden, and will stupefy them: and they will be unable to avert it, and neither will they be allowed any respite.

- Mohammad Asad

Nay, it will come to them all of a sudden and overpower them so abruptly that they shall neither be able to avert it nor shall they get any respite.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

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.

- Mustafa Khattab

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.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

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.

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali