Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And there will be but one cry

فَاِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌۙ
Fa-innama hiya zajratun wahida
#wordmeaningroot
1fa-innamāThen only
2hiyait
3zajratun(will be) a shoutزجر
4wāḥidatunsingleوحد
  • Aisha Bewley

    There will be but one Great Blast,

  • Progressive Muslims

    But all it takes is one blow.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    But finally, it is a single swift call.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And there will be but one cry

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    But all it takes is one blow.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    But all it takes is one blow.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    All it takes is one nudge.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    It will only be a single blast,

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    Indeed, it will be but one shout,

  • Muhammad Asad

    then, that will be but a single accusing cry -

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Surely it will need but one shout,

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Surely they will need no more than a single stern blast,

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Indeed all it takes is only one single rallying cry, *

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Know that all that would take for God to resurrect the dead is a snap.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    But it will be only a single Zajrah , (See Verse 37:19).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    But verily, it will be but a single (Compelling) Cry,

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    But indeed, it will take only one ˹mighty˺ Blast,

  • Taqi Usmani

    In fact, it will be only a single harsh voice,

  • Abdul Haleem

    But all it will take is a single blast,

  • Arthur John Arberry

    But it shall be only a single scare,

  • E. Henry Palmer

    But it will only be one scare,

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    But it shall be only a single cry,

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Yet, surely it shall be only one scaring (Cry),

  • George Sale

    Verily it will be but one sounding of the trumpet,

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    But surely, there will be a single (far reaching) cry,

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    (Let them say what they think, ) It will be no more than a single scare blast.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Yet it will be only a single shout,