Quran 11:102

وَكَذَلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَى وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ إِنَّ أَخْذَهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ

Ahmad Ali

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

Ali Qarai

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

Amhad Khan

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

Arberry

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

Corpus Quran

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

Daryabadi

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.

Hilali & Khan

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.

Maududi

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

Muhammad Sarwar

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

Muhammad Shakir

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

Pickthall

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.

Qaribullah

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

Sahih Intl

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.

Talal Itani

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.

Wahihuddin Khan

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.

Yusuf Ali

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