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Muhammad Asad   
clothed in garments of black pitch, with fire veiling their faces
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
with garments of tar, and their faces covered with flames.
Safi Kaskas   
clothed in garments of tar, with fire veiling their faces.

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Arabic   
سَرَابِیلُهُم مِّن قَطِرَانࣲ وَتَغۡشَىٰ وُجُوهَهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ ۝٥٠
Transliteration (2021)   
sarābīluhum min qaṭirānin wataghshā wujūhahumu l-nār
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more
  
Their garments of tar, and will cover their faces the Fire.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
clothed in garments of black pitch, with fire veiling their faces
M. M. Pickthall   
Their raiment of pitch, and the Fire covering their faces
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Their garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered with Fire
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
with garments of tar, and their faces covered with flames.
Safi Kaskas   
clothed in garments of tar, with fire veiling their faces.
Wahiduddin Khan   
their garments shall be of pitch and the fire shall envelop their faces
Shakir   
Their shirts made of pitch and the fire covering their face
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
their tunics are made of pitch and the fire will overcome their faces
T.B.Irving   
their garments will be [smeared] with tar while fire will cover their faces,
Abdul Hye   
their garments will be of tar, and fire will cover their faces.
The Study Quran   
their garments made of pitch, and the Fire covering their faces
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Their garments of tar, and the flames covering their faces.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Their garments made of tar, and the Fire covering their faces
Dr. Kamal Omar   
Their garments will be of sulphur or pitch, and fire will cover their faces
M. Farook Malik   
their garments will be made of tar and their faces will be covered with flames
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Their apparels of pitch, and their faces enveloped by the Fire
Muhammad Sarwar   
with garments of pitch and faces covered by fire
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
their shirts will be of rosin, and their faces will be covered with Fir
Shabbir Ahmed   
They will be drenched in the flames of their own igniting, feeling as if the coal tar is stuck on their whole existence
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Their shirts will consist of molten tar, and fire will wrap their faces
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Their clothes of liquid (pitch black) tar, and their faces covered with fire
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Their garments of liquid pitch and their faces covered by the Fire
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Their clothes will be of tar, and the fire will overwhelm their faces
Abdel Haleem   
in garments of pitch, faces covered in fire
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Their trouser hell be of pitch, and the Fire shall cover their faces
Ahmed Ali   
Of molten pitch shall be their garments, their faces covered with flames
Aisha Bewley   
wearing shirts of tar, their faces enveloped in the Fire.
Ali Ünal   
Clothed in garments of pitch and their faces covered by the Fire
Ali Quli Qara'i   
their garments made of pitch, and the Fire covering their faces
Hamid S. Aziz   
With garments of pitch, and fire covering their faces
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
their clothes are from tar and the fire covers their faces,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Their garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered with fire
Musharraf Hussain   
their coats made of tar, and their faces ablaze.
Maududi   
their garments shall be black as if made out of pitch, and flames of the Fire shall cover their face
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Their clothes will be of tar, and the fire will overwhelm their faces
Mohammad Shafi   
Their dresses made of tar and the fire covering their faces

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Their shirt shall be of pitch and the fire shall cover their faces.
Rashad Khalifa   
Their garments will be made of tar, and fire will overwhelm their faces.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
their garments shall be of melted tar, and their faces enveloped by the Fire
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Their shirts made of pitch, and fire covering their faces
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
Their shirts/clothes (are) from oily fluid from some trees (tar), and the fire covers/darkens their faces/fronts
Bijan Moeinian   
They will be dipped in tar and their faces covered with fire
Faridul Haque   
Their cloaks will be of pitch and fire will cover their faces
Sher Ali   
Their garments will be, as if, of pitch and the fire shall envelop their faces
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Their garments will be of pitch (or some inflammable oil), and the Fire will be enveloping their faces
Amatul Rahman Omar   
Pitch will form their raiments and the fire shall envelop their faces
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Their garments will be of pitch, and fire will cover their faces

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
of pitch their shirts, their faces enveloped by the Fire
George Sale   
Their inner garments shall be of pitch, and fire shall cover their faces
Edward Henry Palmer   
with shirts of pitch, and fire covering their faces;
John Medows Rodwell   
Their garments of pitch, and fire shall enwrap their face
N J Dawood (2014)   
their garments pitch, and their faces covered with flames

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Their garments from pitch and the fire covering their faces.
Munir Mezyed   
Their clothes will be made of tar, and Fire will cover their faces.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Their clothes are made of tar and the fire covers their faces.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
Their garments will be of liquid tar, and their faces will be covered with fire.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
their attires made of tar, and the Fire covering their faces.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
their garments will be [smeared] with tar while fire will cover their faces,
Samy Mahdy   
Their garments are from tar, and the Fire is over-covering their faces.
Sayyid Qutb   
wearing garments of black pitch, and their faces covered with flames.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Their garments of liquid tar (the blackness of their ego has embodied them) and their faces covered with fire (of being curtained from the reality).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Their robes (shall be) of pitch, and their faces covered with Fire,
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Vested in garments of pitch with their faces shrouded in a veil of flames
Mir Aneesuddin   
their shirts made of pitch and the fire covering their faces,

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Their garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered with Fire
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Their garments of tar, and will cover their faces the Fire
OLD Transliteration   
Sarabeeluhum min qatranin wataghsha wujoohahumu alnnaru