Quran 18:87 — Al-Kahf, verse 87
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He answered, ‘We shall punish those who have done evil, and when they are returned to their Lord He will punish them [even more] severely,
قَالَ أَمَّا مَنْ ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ فَيُعَذِّبُهُ عَذَابًا نُكْرًا
qāla ammā man ẓalama fasawfa nuʿadhibuhu thumma yuraddu ilā rabbihi fayuʿadhibuhu ʿadhāban nuk'ran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'As for the evildoer, him we shall chastise, then he shall be returned to his Lord and He shall chastise him with a horrible chastisement.
- Muhammad Asad
- He answered: "As for him who does wrong [unto others] - him shall we, in time, cause to suffer; and thereupon he shall be referred to his Sustainer, and He will cause him to suffer with unnameable suffering.
- Sahih International
- He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment [i.e., Hellfire].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | أَمَّاammā | As for | — |
| 3 | مَنman | (one) who | — |
| 4 | ظَلَمَẓalama | wrongs | ظلم |
| 5 | فَسَوْفَfasawfa | then soon | — |
| 6 | نُعَذِّبُهُۥnuʿadhibuhu | we will punish him | عذب |
| 7 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 8 | يُرَدُّyuraddu | he will be returned | ردد |
| 9 | إِلَىٰilā | to | — |
| 10 | رَبِّهِۦrabbihi | his Lord | ربب |
| 11 | فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥfayuʿadhibuhu | and He will punish him | عذب |
| 12 | عَذَابًۭاʿadhāban | (with) a punishment | عذب |
| 13 | نُّكْرًۭاnuk'ran | terrible | نكر |