The Quran

سورة الفَجر

Surah Al-Fajr 89:23

The Dawn · Verse 23 of 30

وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنْسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

Abdul Mannan Omar

On that Day Gehenna shall be brought near. (It is) on that very Day that a person will remember (the admonition), but of what avail shall that remembrance be to him (at that time)?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face),- on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?

Ahmed Ali

And Hell is brought near, that day will man remember, but of what avail will then remembering be?

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Ali Unal

And on that Day Hell is brought (forward); on that Day human will come to understand (what being favored with bounties meant and how he should have responded), but what will that understanding (then) avail him?

Daryabadi

And the Hell on that Day shall be brought nigh. On that Day man shall remember, but how will remembrance avail him?

Faridul Haque

And when hell is brought that day – on that day will man reflect, but where is the time now to think?

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And hell is made to appear that day. On that day man will be mindful, and of what use will being mindful be then?

Maulvi Sher Ali

And Hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but of what avail shall that remembrance be to him?

Muhammad Asad

And on that Day hell will be brought [within sight]; on that Day man will remember [all that he did and failed to do]: but what will that remembrance avail him?

Muhammad Musin Khan

And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?

Muhammad Pickthall

And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)?

Muhammad Sarwar

On that day, hell will be brought closer and the human being will come to his senses, but this will be of no avail to him.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?

Rashad Khalifa

On that day, Gehenna will be brought forth. On that day, the human being will remember - but what a remembrance - it will be too late.

Shabbir Ahmed

And Hell is brought close that Day. On that Day man will heed the Advisory, but of what avail will then be the remembrance?