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[On that Day,] verily, hell will lie in wait [for those who deny the truth] –
Behold, Gehenna has become an ambush
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush
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إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
inna jahannama kānat mir’ṣādan
Indeed, Hell is lying in wait
Indeed, Hell is lying in wait,
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
[On that Day,] verily, hell will lie in wait [for those who deny the truth] –
Lo! hell lurketh in ambush
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush
Indeed, Hell is lying in ambush
Hell has been lying in wait,
Surely, Hell lies in wait
Surely hell lies in wait
Truly, hell will be on the watch,
Hell will lurk in ambush
Truly, hell is a place of ambush,
Of certain, Jahannam was lying in wait
Truly Hell lies in ambush
Hell lies in ambush.
Hell is lying in ambush
Truly, Hell has become a place of ambush
For sure, the hell shall lie in ambush
Surely Hell has been observing, (i.e., in expectation of the criminals)
Hell will lie in wait (for its prey)
Surely Jahannam (the Hell) lurks in ambush
Behold, Hell lurks in ambush
Hell, in fact, lies in ambush
Truly, Hell is like a place of ambush—
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
For Hell is in wait.
Hell lies in wait
Verily the Hell is an ambuscade
Certainly Hell lies in wait
Hell lies in wait —
Surely Hell lies as a place for surveillance
Indeed hell is an ambush
Surely hell lies in ambush
Indeed, hell is (waiting as) an ambush,
Truly hell is a place of ambush
Hell lies in waiting,
Surely the Hell is an ambush
Indeed, Hell is waiting
Controversial or status undetermined works
Undoubtedly, Hell is watching.
Gehenna is inevitable
Indeed, Gehenna (Hell) has become an ambush
Surely hell lies in wait
That truly Hell was/is an observatory/ambuscade
The Hell then will be waiting impatiently
Indeed hell is lying in ambush
Surely, Hell lies in ambush
For hell is in wait.
Surely, Hell is a place of ambush
Surely, only Gehenna shall be in wait (for those who deny the truth)
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Behold, Gehenna has become an ambush
verily hell shall be a place of ambush
Verily, hell is an ambuscade
Hell truly shall be a place of snares
Hell will lie in ambush
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Indeed (Inna), Hell (Jahannama) has been (Kaanat') lying in wait (Mir'soadaa)
Truly Hell indeed is a place of lying in wait.
Truly, Gehenna is a place of ambush
For hell lies in wait,
Truly, Hell is an ambush.
Indeed, Hell has been lying in ambush—
Hell will lurk in ambush
Surely, Gohanam (Hell) was an observatory lookout.
Hell stands as a vigilant watch guard,
Indeed hell is in ambush,
Indeed, Hell has become a place of passage (everyone will pass from it).
Truly, Hell is a place of ambush
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
"Surely Hell is waiting in ambush, "
Surely Hell lies in ambush
There and then hell is made to lie in wait
Hell certainly lies in wait,
Indeed, hell is an ambush,
Obsolete and/or older editions
Truly Hell is as a place of ambush
For Hell is in wait.
For Hell is in wait
Indeed, Hell is lying in wait
Inna jahannama kanat mirsadan