Quran 78:21 — An-Naba, verse 21
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Hell lies in wait,
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
inna jahannama kānat mir'ṣādan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Behold, Gehenna has become an ambush,
- Muhammad Asad
- [On that Day,] verily, hell will lie in wait [for those who deny the truth] –
- Sahih International
- Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | جَهَنَّمَjahannama | Hell | — |
| 3 | كَانَتْkānat | is | كون |
| 4 | مِرْصَادًۭاmir'ṣādan | lying in wait | رصد |