سورة الاٴنبیَاء
Surah Al-Anbiyâ’ 21:39
The Prophets · Verse 39 of 112
لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَنْ وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَلَا عَنْ ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
How good it would be if those who disbelieve could know the time when they will not be able to ward off (the flames of) the fire from their faces nor from their backs and they shall not be helped!
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
If only the Unbelievers knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and (when) no help can reach them!
Ahmed Ali
If only the unbelievers could apprehend the moment when they would neither be able to ward off the fire from their faces and their backs, nor help reach them!
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Ali Unal
If only those who persistently disbelieve knew the time when they will be unable to ward off the Fire from their faces, and from their backs, and they will never be helped against it!
Daryabadi
If only those who disbelieve have known of the time when they shall not be able to ward off from their faces the Fire nor from their backs, nor shall they be succoured!
Faridul Haque
If only the disbelievers realised the time when they will not be able to stop the fire from their faces and from their backs - and nor are they to be helped.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
If those who disbelieve but knew the time when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor from their backs, and they will not be helped!
Maulvi Sher Ali
If only the disbelievers knew the time when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor from their backs, and they will not be helped.
Muhammad Asad
If they but knew - they who are bent on denying the truth - [that there will come] a time when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor from their backs, and will not find any succour!
Muhammad Musin Khan
If only those who disbelieved knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs; and they will not be helped.
Muhammad Pickthall
If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not be able to drive off the fire from their faces and from their backs, and they will not be helped!
Muhammad Sarwar
Would that the unbelievers knew that no one would protect their faces and backs against the fire, nor they would be helped.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Had those who disbelieve but known (of the time) when they shall not be able to ward off the fire from their faces nor from their backs, nor shall they be helped.
Rashad Khalifa
If only those who disbelieve could envision themselves when they try to ward off the fire - off their faces and their backs! No one will help them then.
Shabbir Ahmed
If those who are bent upon denial only knew that they will not be able to repel the fire off their faces and their backs! And no one will help them then.