11:102 wa kadhaalika akhdhu rab-bika idhaa akhadhal quraa wa hiya Zaalimah* in-na akh'dhahuu aliymun shadiyd

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
And similar is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the townships upon their injustice; indeed His seizure is painful, 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.

Pickthal:
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.