سورة الرَّحمٰن
Surah Al-Rahmân 55:41
The Most Gracious · Verse 41 of 78
يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
The guilty will be known by their appearance (and the expression of their faces), then they will be seized by (their) forelocks and the feet.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
(For) the sinners will be known by their marks: and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
Ahmed Ali
The sinners will be recognised by their marks, and seized by the forelock and their feet.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
The disbelieving criminals will be known by their marks (especially on their faces), and seized by the forelocks and the feet.
Daryabadi
The culprits will be recognised by their marks, and will be lain hold of by the forelocks and the feet.
Faridul Haque
The criminals will be recognised from their faces, so will be caught by their forelocks and feet, and thrown into hell.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
The guilty will be known by their masks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
Maulvi Sher Ali
The guilty will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
Muhammad Asad
All who were lost in sin shall by their marks be known, and shall by their forelocks and their feet be seized!
Muhammad Musin Khan
The Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, sinners, etc.) will be known by their marks (black faces), and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.
Muhammad Pickthall
The guilty will be known by their marks, and will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.
Muhammad Sarwar
The guilty ones will be recognized by their faces and will be seized by their forelocks and feet.
Muhammed ali Shakir
The guilty shall be recognized by their marks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
Rashad Khalifa
(This is because) the guilty will be recognized by their looks; they will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.
Shabbir Ahmed
The violators of human rights will be clearly identified, firmly seized and held accountable.
Commentary 55:41 The Divine Law of Conservation is pointed out to us in this verse. The sinners will find all that they ever wrought facing them (18:49), on that day,…
يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ
55:41 The Divine Law of Conservation is pointed out to us in this verse. The sinners will find all that they ever wrought facing them (18:49), on that day, their own tongues, hands, and feet will also bear witness against them (24:24), and their ears, eyes, and skins will bear witness against them as to what they had been doing (cf. 50:4; 54:53; 17:36).