Quran 16:47

أَوْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ عَلَى تَخَوُّفٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ

Ahmad Ali

Or He may seize them by diminishing their portion. Yet your Lord is compassionate and kind.

Ali Qarai

Or that He will not visit them with attrition? Indeed your Lord is most kind and merciful.

Amhad Khan

Or that He may seize them whilst constantly ruining them? For indeed your Lord is Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

Arberry

Or that He will not seize them, little by little destroying them? Surely thy Lord is All-clement, All-compassionate.

Corpus Quran

Or that He may seize them with a gradual wasting But indeed, your Lord (is) surely Full of Kindness, Most Merciful.

Daryabadi

Or, that he will not take hold of them by giving them a fright? verily thy Lord is Kind, Merciful.

Hilali & Khan

Or that He may catch them with gradual wasting (of their wealth and health). Truly! Your Lord is indeed full of Kindness, Most Merciful?

Maududi

or that He will not seize them when they are apprehensive of the impending calamity? Surely your Lord is Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

Muhammad Sarwar

Are they confident that God will not slowly destroy them? Your Lord is Compassionate and All-merciful.

Muhammad Shakir

Or that He may not seize them by causing them to suffer gradual loss, for your Lord is most surely Compassionate, Merciful.

Pickthall

Or that He will not seize them with a gradual wasting? Lo! thy Lord is indeed Full of Pity, Merciful.

Qaribullah

Or, that He will not seize them, a little at a time and destroy them? Indeed, your Lord is Clement, the Most Merciful.

Sahih Intl

Or that He would not seize them gradually [in a state of dread]? But indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.

Talal Itani

Or that He will not seize them while in dread? Your Lord is Gentle and Merciful.

Wahihuddin Khan

Or that He will not punish them by giving them a fright? Indeed, your Lord is kind and merciful.

Yusuf Ali

Or that He may not call them to account by a process of slow wastage - for thy Lord is indeed full of kindness and mercy.