Surah Al-Anbya (الأنبياء) • The Prophets

Quran 21:40

21:40

بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ

bal tatīhim baghtatan fatabhatuhum falā yastaṭīʿūna raddahā walā hum yunẓarūna

Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.

— Saheeh International

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

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

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.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 17Page 325meccan

Word by Word

بَلْbalNay
تَأْتِيهِمtatīhimit will come to them
بَغْتَةًۭbaghtatanunexpectedly
فَتَبْهَتُهُمْfatabhatuhumand bewilder them
فَلَاfalāthen not
يَسْتَطِيعُونَyastaṭīʿūnathey will be able
رَدَّهَاraddahāto repel it
وَلَاwalāand not
هُمْhumthey
يُنظَرُونَyunẓarūnawill be given respite