جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ
Easy-read (simplified)jahannama yaslawnahaa fabi'sa l-mihaad
DIN 31635ǧahannama yaṣlawnahā fabiʾsa l-mihādu
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
Marked words appear in this translation and in no other English translation of this verse. Common small words and older spellings are not marked. The marks show where the wording differs, not where the meaning does.
Hell; in which they will roast; what a miserable abode!
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
Hell, where they will burn, an evil resting-place
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
hell; they shall broil therein, and an ill couch shall it be
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
Hell - wherein they shall be burned: how wretched a bed
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
namely, hell: They shall be cast into the same to be burned, and a wretched couch shall it be
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
Xhehenemi, ku do të digjen. Eh, sa shtrat i keq që është ai!
জাহান্নাম, তারা সেখানে অগ্নিদগ্ধ হবে। কতই না নিকৃষ্ট সে নিবাস!
Džehennem, u kojem će gorjeti – a grozne li postelje!
Pakao, u kojem će gorjeti – a grozne li postelje!
woni Jahannama, nge ɓe naatoyta. Nge bonii ndaɗɗudi!
ჯოჯოხეთი, სადაც ისინი დაიწვებიან, და (რა) საშინელია ეს (ცეცხლის) სარეცელი!
die Hölle, der sie ausgesetzt sein werden - und welch eine schlimme Lagerstätte!
Θα εισέλθουν στην Κόλαση για να καούν. Πόσο άθλιος είναι αυτός ο τόπος διαμονής!
(वह) जहन्नम है, वे उसमें प्रवेश करेंगे। सो वह बहुत बुरा बिछौना है।
L’inferno, dove bruceranno: che infausto rifugio!
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Jahannama ishee seenantu jira. Afatichi waa fokkate!
Геенна, в которую они войдут — и сколь же скверно это ложе!
Пакао, у којем ће да горе; а грозног ли одмаралишта!
Nayo ni Jahannamu! Wataingia humo. Nacho hicho ni kitanda kiovu mno cha kulalia.
helvetet, där de ska brinna – en förfärlig hemvist!
Cehennem. Onlar oraya girerler. Orası ne kötü bir yataktır!
دوزخ ہے جس میں وه جائیں گے (آه) کیا ہی برا بچھونا ہے.
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إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُۥ مِن نَّفَادٍ
Easy-read (simplified)inna haadhaa larizqunaa maa lahu min nafaad
DIN 31635ʾinna hāḏā larizqunā mā lahu min nafādin
The translators word this verse differently
Such is Our bounty, inexhaustible.
Lo! this in truth is Our provision, which will never waste away
This is surely our provision, it is never spent
Yes! this is our provision: it shall never fail
This is our provision; which shall not fail
هَٰذَا وَإِنَّ لِلطَّٰغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَـَٔابٍ
Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa wa'inna lilttaagheena lasharra ma'aab
DIN 31635hāḏā waʾinna lilṭṭāġīna lašarra maʾābin
The translators word this verse differently
All This. But the transgressors will have a miserable return.
This (is for the righteous). And lo! for the transgressors there with be an evil journey's end
This!- and, verily, for the rebellious is there an evil resort
Even so. But for the evil doers is a wretched home
This shall be the reward of the righteous. But for the transgressors is prepared an evil receptacle
38:56 — the verse above
هَٰذَا فَلْيَذُوقُوهُ حَمِيمٌ وَغَسَّاقٌ
Easy-read (simplified)haadhaa falyadhooqoohu hameemun waghassaaq
DIN 31635hāḏā falyaḏūqūhu ḥamīmun waġassāqun
The translators word this verse differently
All this. Let them taste it-boiling and bitter cold.
Here is a boiling and an ice-cold draught, so let them taste it
This,- so let them taste it!- hot water, and pus
Even so. Let them then taste it - boiling water and gore
This let them taste, to wit, scalding water, and corruption flowing from the bodies of the damned
وَءَاخَرُ مِن شَكْلِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجٌ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'aakharu min shaklihi azwaaj
DIN 31635waʾāḫaru min šaklihi ʾazwāǧun
The translators word this verse differently
And similar torments of diverse kinds.
And other (torment) of the kind in pairs (the two extremes)
and other kinds of the same sort
And other things of kindred sort
and divers other things of the same kind
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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SourceTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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