Quran 44:16 — Ad-Dukhaan, verse 16
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and on the Day We seize [them] mightily We shall exact retribution.
يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ الْبَطْشَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ إِنَّا مُنْتَقِمُونَ
yawma nabṭishu l-baṭshata l-kub'rā innā muntaqimūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Upon the day when We shall assault most mightily, then We shall take Our vengeance.
- Muhammad Asad
- on the Day when We shall seize [all sinners] with a most mighty onslaught, We shall, verily, inflict Our retribution [on you as well]!
- Sahih International
- The Day We will strike with the greatest assault, indeed, We will take retribution.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَوْمَyawma | (The) Day | يوم |
| 2 | نَبْطِشُnabṭishu | We will seize | بطش |
| 3 | ٱلْبَطْشَةَl-baṭshata | (with) the seizure | بطش |
| 4 | ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓl-kub'rā | the greatest | كبر |
| 5 | إِنَّاinnā | indeed, We | — |
| 6 | مُنتَقِمُونَmuntaqimūna | (will) take retribution | نقم |