وَمَا يَنْظُرُ هَٰؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً مَا لَهَا مِنْ فَوَاقٍ
They await but a single blast which will not be repeated.
These wait but for a single blast, which will tolerate no delay (to give them respite).
And also for these (people of your time) awaits a sudden punishment which shall know no pause.
And they [who now deny the truth-they, too,] have but to wait for one single blast [of punishment to overtake them]: it shall not be delayed a whit. 18
And these wait but for one shout, wherefrom there will be no deferment.
They await just one Scream, which no one can avert.
These wait aught but a single Shout, which brooks no delay.
And those do not look/see/watch except (for) one loud strong cry/torture raid, (there is) nothing from (a) recovery/awakening for it.
These people also await nothing but a single mighty Blast - the one which none may retard.
Not one of them but rejected the messengers, so just was My retribution.
They had only to wait for the single inevitable blast.
These wait for but one Shout, there will be no second thereto.
Nor do these await aught but a single cry, there being no delay in it.
And these only wait for a single Saihah [shout (i.e. the blowing of the Trumpet by the angel Israfil Sarafil)] there will be no pause or ending thereto [till everything will perish except Allah (the only God full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour)].
These (today) only wait for a single mighty Blast, which (when it comes) will brook no delay.