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Muhammad Asad Buy
[with] fire closing in upon them
Arthur John Arberry Buy
over them is a Fire covered down
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) Buy
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round)
Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic-color Buy
عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُّؤْصَدَةٌۢ
Transliteration Buy
ʿalayhim nārun mu'ṣadatu
Transliteration-3
alayhim nārun mu’ṣadatun
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fire will close in on them (i.e., companion of the left)
Word by Word (2021)
Over them, (will be the) Fire closed in.
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad Buy
[with] fire closing in upon them
Marmaduke Pickthall Buy
Fire will be an awning over them
Yusuf Ali Buy
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round)
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) Buy
On them will be Fire vaulted over (all round)
Wahiduddin Khan Buy
and the Fire will close in on them
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar Buy
and over them will be fire, that which is closing in.
T.B.Irving Buy
above them a fire will hem them in.
Mustafa Khattab 2018 Buy
The Fire will be sealed over them.
Shakir Buy
On them is fire closed over
Safi Kaskas 2025 Buy
With the fire closing in above them.
Saeed Malik Buy
A closed fire over them.
Abdul Hye Buy
with the fire all around them.
The Study Quran Buy
Upon them is a Fire enclosed
Talal Itani (2012) Buy
Upon them is a padlocked Fire
Talal Itani & AI (2025) Buy
Over them is a Fire sealed shut.
The Monotheist Group (2017) Buy
Upon them is a Fire closed over.
Dr. Kamal Omar
over them (will be) Fire, made completely covered over them with no outlet
Dr. Munir Munshey
Fire shall besiege and beset them, all around
Syed Vickar Ahamed Buy
On them will be the Fire covering over (all around)
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) Buy
Over them will be fire closed in
M. Farook Malik Buy
having fire all around them
Muhammad Sarwar Buy
who will be engulfed in the fire
Muhammad Taqi Usmani Buy
Upon them will be the Fire, enveloping them with closed exits
Shabbir Ahmed Buy
With Fire all around them
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Buy
Over them is a Fire without any outlet (Literally: vaulted/over)
Hamid S. Aziz Buy
For them is the enclosing Fire
Abdel Haleem Buy
and the Fire will close in on them
Abdul Majid Daryabadi Buy
Over them shall be Fire closing round
Ahmed Ali Buy
The Fire will vault them over
Aisha Bewley Buy
Above them is a sealed vault of Fire.
Ali Unal Buy
On them is Fire closed over
Ali Quli Qara'i Buy
[Imposed] upon them will be a closed Fire
Bilal Muhammad 2018 Buy
On them will be fire vaulted all around
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and a fire is closed over upon them (all over them).
Musharraf Hussain Buy
the Fire closing in around them
Maududi Buy
Upon them shall be a Fire that will hem them in
Mohammad Shafi Buy
On them is Fire closing in
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) Buy
Over them is a fire, that after casting them therein it has been closed from above.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
with the Fire closed above them
Faridul Haque Buy
Upon them is a fire, in which they are imprisoned, closed and shut above them
Bijan Moeinian Buy
…of the God [on the Day of Judgment] to be taken to the Hell where they will be engulfed by the Fire
Maulana Muhammad Ali Buy
On them is Fire closed over
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
Stationary/residing fire (is) on them
Rashad Khalifa Buy
They will be confined in the Hellfire
Sher Ali Buy
On them will be Fire closed over
Edip Yüksel Buy
Upon them is a fire closed over.
Amatul Rahman Omar Buy
There shall envelop them the Fire closed over (- a Fire the heat of which is not allowed to escape and they themselves cannot get out of it)
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri Buy
Fire will be enclosed upon them (covering from all sides)
Hilali – Khan Buy
The Fire will be shut over them (i.e. they will be enveloped by the Fire without any opening or window or outlet
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
N J Dawood 2014 Buy
with a Fire close above them
Arthur John Arberry Buy
over them is a Fire covered down
Edward Henry Palmer Buy
for them is fire that closes in
George Sale Buy
Above them shall be arched fire
John Medows Rodwell Buy
Around them the fire shall close
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi Buy
The fire (Naarun) will be shut (Mu'sodat') against them (Älai'him’).
Fode Drame Buy
Upon them is a fire immured.
Munir Mezyed (2023) Buy
Upon them will be Fire closed over.
Mustaqim
A fire will close in on them.
Linda "iLham" Barto Buy
Over them will be walls of fire.
Fadel Soliman-The Bridges Translation Buy
over them is a fire with no exit.
Irving/Hegab Buy
above them a fire will hem them in
Samy Mahdy Buy
Upon them is a padlocked Fire.
Sayyid Qutb Buy
with fire closing in upon them.
Qarai Buy
A closed Fire will be [imposed] upon them.
Thomas Cleary Buy
over them will be a vault of fire.
Ahmed Hulusi Buy
They are enclosed and trapped in Fire!
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri Buy
Upon them Fire will Mu'sadah.
A. S. Mohamed Buy
Over them is an enclosed Fire.
Torres Al Haneef Buy
"above them is a Fire, enclosed."
Mir Aneesuddin
Fire will be closed over them (enveloping them from all sides).
[Al-Muntakhab]
Who are destined to be exposed to a perpetual fire in closed cells where there is no escape and of all hope they are bereft
The Wise Quran Project
Upon them is shut fire.
Newest Translations 2026
Zulfiquar Ali Bhotto
Over them will be fire with no exit.
Verbatim Quran - Mahmoud K
Upon them is a stockade Fire.
Obsolete and/or older editions
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) Buy
Upon them is a Fire closed over
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) Buy
Upon them is a Fire closed over
OLD Word by Word
Over them, (will be the) Fire closed in
Old Transliteration Buy
AAalayhim narun mu/sadatun