وَلَهُم مَّقَٰمِعُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ
Easy-read (simplified)walahum maqaami'u min hadeed
DIN 31635walahum maqāmiʿu min ḥadīdin
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And they will have maces of iron.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
And for them are hooked rods of iron
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
and for them are maces of iron
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
and there are maces of iron for them
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
and they shall be beaten with maces of iron
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Për ta do të ketë topuzë prej hekuri.
আর তাদের জন্য থাকবে, লোহার হাতুড়ী।
a gvozdenim maljevima bit će mlaćeni.
a željeznim maljevima bit će mlaćeni.
No woodani ɓoonɗe e jamɗe.
და მათთვისაა გამზადებული რკინის ხელკეტები [რომლებითაც სცემენ ანგელოზები],
Und für sie sind Keulen aus Eisen bestimmt.
Και θα υπάρχουν γι' αυτούς σιδερένια σφυριά (με τα οποία θα τους χτυπήσουν οι Άγγελοι).
और उन्हीं के लिए लोहे के हथौड़े हैं।
E avevano clave di ferro
21. Ir jiems yra lenkti geležiniai virbai (juos nubausti).
Jirma sibiila irraa ta’etu isaaniif jira. [4]
И для них — железные палицы.
а биће ударани гвозденим маљевима;
Na kwa ajili yao yatakuwapo marungu ya chuma.
De ska få utstå [slag med] släggor av järn.
Onlar için bir de demirden topuzlar vardır.
اور ان کی سزا کے لئے لوہے کے ہتھوڑے ہیں.
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هَٰذَانِ خَصْمَانِ ٱخْتَصَمُوا۟ فِى رَبِّهِمْ فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قُطِّعَتْ لَهُمْ ثِيَابٌ مِّن نَّارٍ يُصَبُّ مِن فَوْقِ رُءُوسِهِمُ ٱلْحَمِيمُ
Easy-read (simplified)haadhaani khasmaani khtasamoo fee rabbihim falladheena kafaroo qutti'at lahum thiyaabun min naarin yusabbu min fawqi ru'oosihimu l-hameem
DIN 31635hāḏāni ḫaṣmāni ḫtaṣamū fī rabbihim fallaḏīna kafarū quṭṭiʿat lahum ṯiyābun min nārin yuṣabbu min fawqi ruʾūsihimu l-ḥamīmu
Here are two adversaries feuding regarding their Lord. As for those who disbelieve, garments of fire will be tailored for them, and scalding water will be poured over their heads.
These twain (the believers and the disbelievers) are two opponents who contend concerning their Lord. But as for those who disbelieve, garments of fire will be cut out for them; boiling fluid will be poured down on their heads
These are two disputants who dispute about their Lord, but those who misbelieve, for them are cut out garments of fire, there shall be poured over their heads boiling water
These, the Faithful and the Infidels, are the two disputants who dispute concerning their Lord: but for those who have disbelieved, garments of fire shall be cut out; the boiling water shall be poured down upon their heads
These are two opposite parties, who dispute concerning their Lord. And they who believe not, shall have garments of fire fitted unto them: boiling water shall be poured on their heads
يُصْهَرُ بِهِۦ مَا فِى بُطُونِهِمْ وَٱلْجُلُودُ
Easy-read (simplified)yusharu bihi maa fee butoonihim wal-julood
DIN 31635yuṣharu bihi mā fī buṭūnihim wal-ǧulūdu
The translators word this verse differently
Melting their insides and their skins.
Whereby that which is in their bellies, and their skins too, will be melted
wherewith what is in their bellies shall be dissolved and their skins too
All that is in their bowels, and their skins, shall be dissolved
their bowels shall be dissolved thereby, and also their skins
22:21 — the verse above
كُلَّمَآ أَرَادُوٓا۟ أَن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَا مِنْ غَمٍّ أُعِيدُوا۟ فِيهَا وَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
Easy-read (simplified)kullamaa araadoo an yakhrujoo minhaa min ghammin u'eedoo feehaa wadhooqoo 'adhaaba l-hareeq
DIN 31635kullamā ʾarādū ʾan yaḫruǧū minhā min ġammin ʾuʿīdū fīhā waḏūqū ʿaḏāba l-ḥarīqi
The translators word this verse differently
Whenever they try to escape the gloom, they will be driven back to it: "Taste the suffering of burning."
Whenever, in their anguish, they would go forth from thence they are driven back therein and (it is said unto them): Taste the doom of burning
Whenever they desire to come forth therefrom through pain, they are sent back into it:. 'And taste ye the torment of the burning
So oft as they, for very anguish, would fain come forth thence, back shall they be turned into it: and - "Taste ye the torment of the burning
So often as they shall endeavour to get out of hell, because of the anguish of their torments, they shall be dragged back into the same; and their tormentors shall say unto them, taste ye the pain of burning
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ جَنَّٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَلُؤْلُؤًا وَلِبَاسُهُمْ فِيهَا حَرِيرٌ
Easy-read (simplified)inna llaaha yudkhilu lladheena aamanoo wa'amiloo s-saalihaati jannaatin tajree min tahtihaa l-'anhaaru yuhallawna feehaa min asaawira min dhahabin walu'lu'an walibaasuhum feehaa hareer
DIN 31635ʾinna llāha yudḫilu llaḏīna ʾāmanū waʿamilū ṣ-ṣāliḥāti ǧannātin taǧrī min taḥtihā l-ʾanhāru yuḥallawna fīhā min ʾasāwira min ḏahabin waluʾluʾan walibāsuhum fīhā ḥarīrun
But God will admit those who believe and do good deeds into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. They will be decorated therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments therein will be of silk.
Lo! Allah will cause those who believe and do good works to enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will be allowed armlets of gold, and pearls, and their raiment therein will be silk
Verily, God will make those who believe and do right enter into gardens beneath which rivers flow; they shall be bedecked therein with bracelets of gold and with pearls, and their garments therein shall be of silk
But God will bring in those who shall have believed, and done the things that are right, into gardens 'neath which the rivers flow. Adorned shall they be therein with golden bracelets and with pearls, and their raiment therein shall be of silk
God will introduce those who shall believe, and act righteously, into gardens through which rivers flow: They shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and pearls; and their vestures therein shall be silk
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
وَلَهُم مَّقَامِعُ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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