Such is the punishment of your Lord when He seizes human settlements in the acts of wickedness. Surely His hold is grievous and terrible.

And similar is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the townships upon their injustice; indeed His seizure is painful, severe.

Such is the seizing of thy Lord, when He seizes the cities that are evildoing; surely His seizing is painful, terrible.

And such is thy Sustainer's punishing grasp whenever He takes to task any community that is given to evildoing: verily, His punishing grasp is grievous, severe!

And even such is the overtaking of thy Lord when He overtaketh the cities while they are wrong-doers; verily His overtaking is afflictive, severe.

Such is the Seizure of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) towns while they are doing wrong. Verily, His Seizure is painful, and severe.

Such is the grip of your Lord when He seizes the towns in the midst of their sins. His grip is most painful, most severe.

Such is the grip of your Lord when He seizes the towns in the midst of their sins. His grip is most painful, most severe.

Such is the grip of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. His grip is most painful, most severe.

Such is the grip of your Lord when He seizes the towns while they are doing wrong. His grip is most painful, most severe.

Such is the ˹crushing˺ grip of your Lord when He seizes the societies entrenched in wrongdoing. Indeed, His grip is ˹terribly˺ painful and severe.

Such is the seizing of your Lord that when He does seize the towns immersed in wrong-doing, His seizing is painful, terrible.

Such is the punishment of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) towns while they are doing wrong. Verily, His punishment is painful (and) severe.

Even thus is the grasp of thy Lord when He graspeth the townships while they are doing wrong. Lo! His grasp is painful, very strong.

Such is the seizing of your Lord when He seizes the townships that are wrongdoing. Indeed His seizing is painful and severe.

Such is the seizing of your Lord, when He seizes the evildoing villages. His seizing is painful, stern.

And thus is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the cities while they are committing wrong. Indeed, His seizure is painful and severe.

Thus was the punishment of your Lord when He punished the unjust people of the towns. The punishment of your Lord is certainly severe.

And such is the punishment of your Lord when He punishes the towns while they are unjust; surely His punishment is painful, severe.

Wakathalika akhthu rabbika itha akhatha alqura wahiya thalimatun inna akhthahu aleemun shadeedun

wakadhālika akhdhu rabbika idhā akhadha l-qurā wahiya ẓālimatun inna akhdhahu alīmun shadīdun

Such is the punishment of your Lord when He seizes the towns in the midst of their sins: His punishing grip is terrible and severe.

Such is the chastisement of thy Lord when He chastises communities in the midst of their wrong: grievous, indeed, and severe is His chastisement.