← Surah 8

8:50

وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ يَتَوَفَّى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۙ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَـٰرَهُمْ وَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْحَرِيقِ

Word by word

وَلَوْ
And if
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — resumption، prefix
لَوْPreposition — conditional
تَرَىٰٓ
you (could) see
Verb
Root: رأي
Grammar (i'rab)
تَرَىٰٓVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. sing.
إِذْ
when
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
إِذْNoun — time adverb
يَتَوَفَّى
take away souls
Verb
Root: وفي
Grammar (i'rab)
يَتَوَفَّىVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
ٱلَّذِينَ
(of) those who
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلَّذِينَNoun — relative، masc. plur.
كَفَرُوا۟
disbelieve
Verb
Root: كفر
Grammar (i'rab)
كَفَرُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
the Angels
Noun
Root: ملك
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
مَلَٰٓئِكَةُNoun — masc. plur.، nominative
يَضْرِبُونَ
striking
Verb
Root: ضرب
Grammar (i'rab)
يَضْرِبُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
وُجُوهَهُمْ
their faces
Noun
Root: وجه
Grammar (i'rab)
وُجُوهَNoun — masc. plur.، accusative
هُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
وَأَدْبَٰرَهُمْ
and their backs
Noun
Root: دبر
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
أَدْبَٰرَNoun — masc. plur.، accusative
هُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
وَذُوقُوا۟
Taste
Verb
Root: ذوق
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
ذُوقُVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.
وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
عَذَابَ
(the) punishment
Noun
Root: عذب
Grammar (i'rab)
عَذَابَNoun — masculine، accusative
ٱلْحَرِيقِ
(of) the Blazing Fire
Noun
Root: حرق
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
حَرِيقِNoun — masculine، genitive

Translation

EN

If thou couldst see, when the angels take the souls of the Unbelievers (at death), (How) they smite their faces and their backs, (saying): "Taste the penalty of the blazing Fire-

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

If only you [Prophet] could see, when the angels take the souls of the disbelievers, how they strike their faces and backs: it will be said, ‘Taste the punishment of the Fire.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

If thou couldst see how the angels receive those who disbelieve, smiting faces and their backs and (saying): Taste the punishment of burning!

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And if you could but see when the angels take the souls of those who disbelieved... They are striking their faces and their backs and [saying], "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Melekler, inkar edenlerin yüzlerine ve sırtlarına vurarak, "Yakıcı azabı tadın, bu, kendi ellerinizle yaptığınızın karşılığıdır" diyerek canlarını alırken bir görseydin! Yoksa Allah kullara asla zulmetmez.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Melekler, o kâfirlerin yüzlerine ve sırtlarına vura vura ve "Tadın bakalım cehennem azabını!" diye diye canlarını alırken hallerini bir görmeliydin.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Hani melekler yüzlerine ve arkalarına vurarak ve “Tadın yakıcı azabı!” (diyerek) o kâfir olanların canlarını alırken onları bir görseydin!

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

ولو تعاين -أيها الرسول- حال قبض الملائكة أرواح الكفار وانتزاعها، وهم يضربون وجوههم في حال إقبالهم، ويضربون ظهورهم في حال فرارهم، ويقولون لهم: ذوقوا العذاب المحرق، لرأيت أمرًا عظيمًا، وهذا السياق وإن كان سببه وقعة "بدر"، ولكنه عام في حق كلِّ كافر.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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