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Quran 40:18

Surah Ghafir (The Forgiver), verse 18 of 85 · Juz 24

وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْـَٔازِفَةِ إِذِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ لَدَى ٱلْحَنَاجِرِ كَـٰظِمِينَ ۚ مَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ وَلَا شَفِيعٍ يُطَاعُ

Translations of Quran 40:18
EnglishTalal Itani

And warn them of the Day of Imminence, when the hearts are at the throats, choking them. The evildoers will have no intimate friend, and no intercessor to be obeyed.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Warn them (O Muhammad) of the Day of the approaching (doom), when the hearts will be choking the throats, (when) there will be no friend for the wrong-doers, nor any intercessor who will be heard.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hem haber ver onlara o yaklaşan felâket gününü: o dem ki yürekler gırtlaklara dayanmış yutkunur da yutkunurlar: zalimler için: ne ısınacak bir hısım vardır, ne dinlenecek bir şefi

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Avertis-les du jour prochain, du jour où les cœurs, remontant à leur gorge, seront près de les étouffer. Les méchants n’auront ni ami ni intercesseur que l’on écoute.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Waarschuw hen dus, o profeet! voor den dag die spoedig zal naderen, als de harten der menschen tot hunne kelen opstijgen en hen smoren. De ongeloovigen zullen geen vriend of tusschenpersoon hebben, die gehoord zal worden.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Avvertili del giorno prossimo in cui il cuore rimontando alla gola, sarà quasi per soffocarli. I malvagi non avranno, nè amico, nè intercessore che sia esandito.

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