Surah Ya-Sin (يس) • Ya Sin

Quran 36:49

36:49

مَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً تَأْخُذُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَخِصِّمُونَ

mā yanẓurūna illā ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan takhudhuhum wahum yakhiṣṣimūna

They do not await except one blast which will seize them while they are disputing.

— Saheeh International

But all they are waiting for is a single blast that will overtake them while they are still arguing with each other.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They await only but a single Saihah (shout), which will seize them while they are disputing!

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

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Word by Word

مَاmāNot
يَنظُرُونَyanẓurūnathey await
إِلَّاillāexcept
صَيْحَةًۭṣayḥatana shout
وَٰحِدَةًۭwāḥidatanone
تَأْخُذُهُمْtakhudhuhumit will seize them
وَهُمْwahumwhile they
يَخِصِّمُونَyakhiṣṣimūnaare disputing