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[It will occur] on the Day when men will be like moths swarming in confusion
The day that men shall be like scattered moths
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about
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يَوْمَ يَكُونُ ٱلنَّاسُ كَٱلْفَرَاشِ ٱلْمَبْثُوثِ
yawma yakūnu l-nāsu kal-farāshi l-mabthūthi
˹It is˺ a day ˹when˺ the humankind will be like the moths scattered
(The) Day will be the mankind like moths, scattered,
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
[It will occur] on the Day when men will be like moths swarming in confusion
A day wherein mankind will be as thickly-scattered moth
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about
˹It is˺ the Day people will be like scattered moths,
It is the Day when the human beings will be like dispersed moths
[It is] a Day when mankind shall be like scattered moth
The day on which men shall be as scattered moths
On a Day humanity will be like dispersed moths
Someday mankind will act like scattered moths
It is the Day when mankind will be like scattered moths
A day, humans are like scattered moths
A day wherein mankind shall be like scattered moths
The Day when people will be like scattered moths.
The Day when the people will be like scattered moths
The Day mankind becomes like moths scattered about
It is that Day when men shall be like scattered moth
The Day (whereon) mankind will be like disseminated moths
On that day, people will be like scattered moth
(It will happen) on a day when people will be like scattered moths
The Day when people will be like moths scattered in confusion
That day, people would be like scattered (confused) moths
(It is) a Day when men will be like moths thrown about
It is the Day when people will be like moths, dispersed
The Day when people come out like swarms of butterflies.
On a Day when people will be like scattered moth
A Day whereon mankind shall become as moths scattered
A Day on which human beings would be like so many scattered moths
It is the Day when mankind will be like scattered moths
The day (when it occurs) humans will be like moths scattered about
The day mankind will be like scattered moths
The day when men shall be like scattered moths
The day when the people become like scattered butterflies
It is a day when humanity will be like scattered moths
The Day when people will look lost, like scattered moths,
On that Day human beings shall be like scattered moths
It is a Day when mankind shall be like the scattered moths
Controversial or status undetermined works
The day when mankind shall be like scattered moths.
That is the day when the people come out like swarms of butterflies
On that Day people shall become like scattered moth
The day wherein men will be as scattered moths
A day/time the people be/become like the butterflies, the scattered/ravishe
The day of Great Disaster is the one the all mankind will be scattered all over like moths wondering with awe
The day when men will be like scattered moths
The day when men will be like scattered moths
The day when people come out like swarms of butterflies.
(It implies) the Day of Resurrection when (the whole of) mankind will become like scattered moths
On that day people shall be (in great confusion and distress) like moths scattered
It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
The day that men shall be like scattered moths
On that day men shall be like moths scattered abroad
The day when men shall be like scattered moths
The Day when men shall be like scattered moths
On that day people shall become like scattered moth
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
The day (Yaw'ma) the people (En'Naasu) will be (Yakuunu) like (Ka) dispersed (Mab'thuuth) butterflies (El'Faraashi),
The day when the humankind will be like the moths all scattered.
It is the day when the people will be like scattered moths,
That day mankind will be like scattered moths,
A day when mankind become like scattered moths,
A day when people are like scattered moths!
Some day mankind will act like scattered moths
On a Day when the people will be like spread moths.
The day when men shall be scaterred moths,
[It is] the day when mankind will be like scattered moths
A day when humankind will be like scattered moths,
It is the time when the people will be like moths (propelling towards the fire).
It is a Day whereon mankind will be like moths scattered about.
The Day when people will be like scattered moths,
The day that people will be like thickly-scattered moths
People will be like moths scattered about
the day when mankind will be like scattered moths,
A day mankind will be like the dispersed moths,
Obsolete and/or older editions
(It is) a Day whereon men will be like moths scattered about
The Day when people come out like swarms of butterflies.
The Day when people come out like swarms of butterflies
(The) Day will be the mankind like moths, scattered
Yawma yakoonu alnnasu kaalfarashi almabthoothi