The Quran

سورة التّکویر

Surah Al-Takwîr 81:12

Losing of the Light · Verse 12 of 29

وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And when the Hell-Fire will be set ablaze,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;

Ahmed Ali

When Hell is set ablaze,

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And when the Blazing Flame is kindled (to fierce heat);

Daryabadi

And when the Scorch shall be made to blaze,

Faridul Haque

And when hell is further enflamed.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when hell is kindled,

Maulvi Sher Ali

And when Hell-Fire is set ablaze,

Muhammad Asad

and when the blazing fire [of hell] is kindled bright,

Muhammad Musin Khan

And when Hell-fire shall be kindled to fierce ablaze.

Muhammad Pickthall

And when hell is lighted,

Muhammad Sarwar

hell is made to blaze,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And when the hell is kindled up,

Rashad Khalifa

Hell is ignited.

Shabbir Ahmed

When the Blazing fire is increased in ferocity.

Commentary 81:12 Jahîm الْجَحِيمُ - The hell-Fire stands for massive scale wars.

وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ

81:12 Jahîm الْجَحِيمُ - The hell-Fire stands for massive scale wars.