Quran 22:72 — Al-Hajj, verse 72
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[Prophet], you can see the hostility on the faces of the disbelievers when Our messages are recited clearly to them: it is almost as if they are going to attack those who recite Our messages to them. Say, ‘Shall I tell you what is far worse than what you feel now? The Fire that God has promised the disbelievers! What a dismal end!’
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ تَعْرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الْمُنْكَرَ ۖ يَكَادُونَ يَسْطُونَ بِالَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِنَا ۗ قُلْ أَفَأُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِشَرٍّ مِنْ ذَٰلِكُمُ ۗ النَّارُ وَعَدَهَا اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ۖ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ
wa-idhā tut'lā ʿalayhim āyātunā bayyinātin taʿrifu fī wujūhi alladhīna kafarū l-munkara yakādūna yasṭūna bi-alladhīna yatlūna ʿalayhim āyātinā qul afa-unabbi-ukum bisharrin min dhālikumu l-nāru waʿadahā l-lahu alladhīna kafarū wabi'sa l-maṣīru
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when Our signs are recited to them, clear signs, thou recognisest in the faces of the unbelievers denial; wellnigh they rush upon those who recite to them Our signs. Say: 'Shall I tell you of something worse than that? The Fire -- God has promised it to the unbelievers -- an evil homecoming!'
- Muhammad Asad
- As it is, whenever Our messages are conveyed unto them in all their clarity, thou canst perceive utter repugnance on the faces of those who are bent on denying the truth: they would almost assault those who convey Our messages unto them! Say: “Shall I, then, tell you of something worse than what you feel at present? It is the fire [of the hereafter] that God has promised to those who are bent on denying the truth: and how vile a journey’s end!”
- Sahih International
- And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, you recognize in the faces of those who disbelieve disapproval. They are almost on the verge of assaulting those who recite to them Our verses. Say, "Then shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that? [It is] the Fire which Allāh has promised those who disbelieve, and wretched is the destination."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | تُتْلَىٰtut'lā | are recited | تلو |
| 3 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | to them | — |
| 4 | ءَايَـٰتُنَاāyātunā | Our Verses | أيي |
| 5 | بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢbayyinātin | clear | بين |
| 6 | تَعْرِفُtaʿrifu | you will recognize | عرف |
| 7 | فِىfī | on | — |
| 8 | وُجُوهِwujūhi | (the) faces | وجه |
| 9 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | (of) those who | — |
| 10 | كَفَرُوا۟kafarū | disbelieve | كفر |
| 11 | ٱلْمُنكَرَ ۖl-munkara | the denial | نكر |
| 12 | يَكَادُونَyakādūna | They almost | كود |
| 13 | يَسْطُونَyasṭūna | attack | سطو |
| 14 | بِٱلَّذِينَbi-alladhīna | those who | — |
| 15 | يَتْلُونَyatlūna | recite | تلو |
| 16 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | to them | — |
| 17 | ءَايَـٰتِنَا ۗāyātinā | Our Verses | أيي |
| 18 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 19 | أَفَأُنَبِّئُكُمafa-unabbi-ukum | Then shall I inform you | نبأ |
| 20 | بِشَرٍّۢbisharrin | of worse | شرر |
| 21 | مِّنmin | than | — |
| 22 | ذَٰلِكُمُ ۗdhālikumu | that | — |
| 23 | ٱلنَّارُl-nāru | The Fire | نور |
| 24 | وَعَدَهَاwaʿadahā | Allah (has) promised it | وعد |
| 25 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah (has) promised it | أله |
| 26 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | (for) those who | — |
| 27 | كَفَرُوا۟ ۖkafarū | disbelieve | كفر |
| 28 | وَبِئْسَwabi'sa | and wretched | بأس |
| 29 | ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīru | (is) the destination | صير |