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Surah Al-Sâffât 37:9

Those Ranging in Ranks · Verse 9 of 182

دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

They are repulsed. A perpetual punishment awaits them.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty,

Ahmed Ali

And kept far away. There is perpetual punishment for them,

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Repelled, and for them is a perpetual punishment –

Daryabadi

With a driving fusillade, and theirs shall be a torment perpetual;

Faridul Haque

To make them flee, and for them is a never-ending punishment.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Driven off; and for them is a perpetual chastisement,

Maulvi Sher Ali

Repulsed, and for them is a perpetual punishment -

Muhammad Asad

cast out [from all grace], with lasting suffering in store for them [in the life to come];

Muhammad Musin Khan

Outcast, and theirs is a constant (or painful) torment.

Muhammad Pickthall

Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment;

Muhammad Sarwar

and driven away to suffer the necessary torment.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Being driven off, and for them is a perpetual chastisement,

Rashad Khalifa

They have been condemned; they have incurred an eternal retribution.

Shabbir Ahmed

Outcast! And theirs is a lasting torment.

Commentary 37:6-10 Here is a mention that Shaitân-i-mâridشَيْطَانٍ مَّارِدٍ will receive ‘Adzâb-i wâsib(عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ). The word ‘Adzâb (عَذَابٌ) is usually translated…

On 37:6–10

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ الْكَوَاكِبِ﴿٦﴾ وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَّارِدٍ﴿٧﴾ لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍۖ﴿٨﴾دُحُورًا  وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ﴿٩﴾إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ﴿١٠﴾

37:6-10 Here is a mention that Shaitân-i-mâridشَيْطَانٍ مَّارِدٍ will receive ‘Adzâb-i wâsib(عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ). The word ‘Adzâb (عَذَابٌ) is usually translated as “punishment”, but also means hindrance, obstacle, or refusal (Lane, Tâj, Lisân). Wâsib (وَاصِبٌ) is from wasabi وصَبِ, meaning perpetual, continuous, or lasting (Lane, Tâj, Lisân). Thus ‘Adzâb-i-Wâsibwould also indicate a continuous, perpetual, and lasting hindrance.

Malâ’ء مَلَإ used in the expression Malâ’ al-A‘lâالْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَى signifies a fullness with awe, or refers to a chief that fills the heart with awe and affection. The use of the expressions Shaitân-i-Mârid in combination with ‘Adzâb-i-Wâsib and Mala’â al-A‘lâ may be a reference to some natural phenomena, probably meteorites “pursued by a bright shining flame” that advance towards the earth, but they are stopped and repelled continuously. Verses 15:16-18; 67:5 and 72:10-11 deal with the same subject matter.