Thinking that a back-breaking calamity is about to befall them.
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
وہ یقین کرلیں گے کہ اُن سے کمر توڑ سلوک کیا جائے گا۔
French
Etant sûrs qu’une calamité écrasante va leur arriver.
German
denn sie ahnen, dass ein schreckliches Unglück ihnen demnächst widerfahren soll.
Chinese
(他们) 将想着他们将遭受劳累至极的灾难。
Italian
sapendo che li colpirà un castigo tale da rompergli la schiena.
Spanish
Pensando que una espantosa calamidad está a punto de caer sobre ellos.
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
کیونکہ وہ خیال کریں گے کہ ان کے ساتھ وہ سلوک کیا جائے گا جس سے کمر کے منکے تک ٹوٹ جائیں گے۔
English - Short Commentary Translation
Knowing that a back-breaking calamity[3183] will befall them.
The Arabs say, Faqarat-hud-Dahiyatu, i.e. the calamity broke the vertebrae of his back (Lane).
English - Five Volume Translation
Thinking that a back-breaking calamity is about to befall them.[4471]
Important Words:
فاقرة (back-breaking) is derived from فقر which means, he stigmatized a man. فقر البعیر means, he made an incision in the nose of the camel. فقرته الداھیة, means, the calamity broke the vertebrae of his back. فاقرة means, an act that breaks the vertebrae of the back; a back-breaking calamity. They say عمل به الفاقرة i.e. he did to him that which broke his back (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
The Fall of Mecca broke the back of the Quraishite power.
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
اور سمجھ رہے ہوں گے کہ اُن کے ساتھ کمر توڑ برتاؤ ہونے والا ہے
English - Sahih
Expecting that there will be done to them [something] backbreaking.
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
خیال کر رہے ہوں گے کہ ان کے ساتھ کمر توڑ دینے والی سختی کی جائے گی
English - Talal Itani
Thinking that will be done to them backbreaking.
Chinese Commentary *
اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس*
English - Arberry
thou mightest think the Calamity has been wreaked on them.
English - Maududi
believing that a crushing calamity is about to strike them.
English - Ahmed Ali
Fearing that a great disaster is going to befall them.
English - Yusuf Ali
In the thought that some back-breaking calamity was about to be inflicted on them;
English - Five Volume Commentary *
4471
Important Words:
فاقرة (back-breaking) is derived from فقر which means, he stigmatized a man. فقر البعیر means, he made an incision in the nose of the camel. فقرته الداھیة, means, the calamity broke the vertebrae of his back. فاقرة means, an act that breaks the vertebrae of the back; a back-breaking calamity. They say عمل به الفاقرة i.e. he did to him that which broke his back (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
The Fall of Mecca broke the back of the Quraishite power.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
3183
The Arabs say, Faqarat-hud-Dahiyatu, i.e. the calamity broke the vertebrae of his back (Lane).
English - Pickthall
Thou wilt know that some great disaster is about to fall on them.
English - Muhammad Ali ra
Knowing that a great disaster will be made to befall them.
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
Fearing that a backbreaking calamity would befall them.