سورة البُرُوج
Surah Al-Burûj 85:4
The Stary Spheres · Verse 4 of 22
قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
(That these disbelievers will face destruction as were) destroyed the Fellows of the Trenches.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
Ahmed Ali
That accursed are the men of the trench
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Ali Unal
Ruined were the people of the ditch,
Daryabadi
Perish the fellows of the ditch,
Faridul Haque
Accursed be the People of the Ditch!
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Destruction overtake the companions of the trench! --
Maulvi Sher Ali
Cursed be the Fellows of the Trench -
Muhammad Asad
THEY DESTROY [but] themselves, they who would ready a pit
Muhammad Musin Khan
Cursed were the people of the ditch (the story of the Boy and the King).
Muhammad Pickthall
(Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Muhammad Sarwar
may the people be condemned those who tortured (the believers) in ditches
Muhammed ali Shakir
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Rashad Khalifa
Woe to the people of the canyon.
Shabbir Ahmed
Woe to those who dig ditches for others.
Commentary 85:4 In order to explain this verse, some commentators refer to the burning to death of some Christians by the Jewish king Dhu Nawâs of Yemen (Râzî), some…
قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ
85:4 In order to explain this verse, some commentators refer to the burning to death of some Christians by the Jewish king Dhu Nawâs of Yemen (Râzî), some others refer to the Biblical legend of Nebuchadnezzars attempt to burn three Israelites in a fiery furnace (Dan. 3.19-22). The verse in general applies to those enemies of truth who at the time of every Divine Reformer bitterly oppose and persecute the believers. There may be a prophetical reference here to the Confederates at the Battle of the Trenches. The fire is generally spoken about as war in the Qur’ânic phraseology.