Quran 51:44

فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ

Ahmad Ali

But they disobeyed the command of their Lord; so they were destroyed by a thunderbolt, and they could only gape,

Ali Qarai

Then they defied the command of their Lord; so the thunderbolt seized them as they looked on.

Amhad Khan

In response they rebelled against their Lord’s command, so the thunderbolt seized them whilst they were watching.

Arberry

Then they turned in disdain from the commandment of their Lord, and the thunderbolt took them and they themselves beholding

Corpus Quran

But they rebelled against (the) Command (of) their Lord, so seized them the thunderbolt while they were looking.

Daryabadi

Then they disdained the command of their Lord; wherefore the bolt laid hold of them even while they looked on.

Hilali & Khan

But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Sa'iqah overtook them while they were looking.

Maududi

But they brazenly disobeyed their Lord's command, and then a sudden chastisement overtook them while they looked on.

Muhammad Sarwar

They transgressed against the command of their Lord. So a blast of sound struck them and they were unable to do anything but stare.

Muhammad Shakir

But they revolted against the commandment of their Lord, so the rumbling overtook them while they saw.

Pickthall

But they rebelled against their Lord's decree, and so the thunderbolt overtook them even while they gazed;

Qaribullah

But in their pride they turn away from the commandment of their Lord and the thunderbolt struck them whilst they were looking;

Sahih Intl

But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.

Talal Itani

But they defied the command of their Lord, so the lightning struck them as they looked on.

Wahihuddin Khan

But they rebelled against the command of their Lord. So the thunderbolt overtook them while they looked on:

Yusuf Ali

But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on.