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Quran 21:39

Surah Al-Anbiya (The Prophets), verse 39 of 112 · Juz 17

لَوْ يَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

Translations of Quran 21:39
EnglishTalal Itani

If those who disbelieve only knew, when they cannot keep the fire off their faces and off their backs, and they will not be helped.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not be able to drive off the fire from their faces and from their backs, and they will not be helped!

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bilseler o küfredenler ne yüzlerinden ne arkalarından ateşi men'edemiyecekleri, ve hiç bir taraftan yardım olunmıyacakları o demi

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ah ! si les infidèles savaient l’heure où ils ne pourront détourner le feu de leurs visages, ni de leurs dos, où ils n’auront point de protecteur !

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Indien zij die gelooven, niet wisten dat de tijd zekerlijk zal komen, waarop zij niet in staat zullen zijn het vuur der hel van hunne aangezichten of hunne ruggen af te keeren, waarbij zij niet geholpen zullen worden, zouden zij dien niet verhaasten.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ah! se gl’infedeli sapessero l’ora in cui non potranno togliere il fuoco dal loro viso, nè dalle loro spalle, in cui non avranno alcun protettore!

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.