Quran 29:54 — Al-Ankaboot, verse 54
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They challenge you to hasten the punishment: Hell will encompass all those who deny the truth,
يَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِالْعَذَابِ وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةٌ بِالْكَافِرِينَ
yastaʿjilūnaka bil-ʿadhābi wa-inna jahannama lamuḥīṭatun bil-kāfirīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They demand of thee to hasten the chastisement! Lo, Gehenna encompasses the unbelievers.
- Muhammad Asad
- They challenge thee to hasten the coming upon them of [God’s] chastisement: but, verily, hell is bound to encompass all who deny the truth –
- Sahih International
- They urge you to hasten the punishment. And indeed, Hell will be encompassing of the disbelievers
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَyastaʿjilūnaka | They ask you to hasten | عجل |
| 2 | بِٱلْعَذَابِbil-ʿadhābi | the punishment | عذب |
| 3 | وَإِنَّwa-inna | And indeed | — |
| 4 | جَهَنَّمَjahannama | Hell | — |
| 5 | لَمُحِيطَةٌۢlamuḥīṭatun | will surely, encompass | حوط |
| 6 | بِٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَbil-kāfirīna | the disbelievers | كفر |