لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا أَوْ لَأَا۟ذْبَحَنَّهُۥٓ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّى بِسُلْطَـٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
LaoAAa thth ibannahu AAa tha ban shadeedan aw laa th ba h annahu aw layatiyannee bisul ta nin mubeen in [If so,] I will punish him most severely or will kill him unless he bring me a convincing excuse!"18
 - Mohammad Asad
I will certainly punish him severely or even slay him, if he does not offer me a reasonable excuse for his absence."
 - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
I will surely subject him to a severe punishment, or 'even' slaughter him, unless he brings me a compelling excuse.'
 - Mustafa Khattab
I verily will punish him with hard punishment or I verily will slay him, or he verily shall bring me a plain excuse.
 - Marmaduke Pickthall
"I will certainly punish him with a severe Penalty or execute him unless he bring me a clear reason (for absence)."
 - Abdullah Yusuf Ali