Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

The lawbreakers will be known by their mark, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet:

يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِس۪يمٰيهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاص۪ي وَالْاَقْدَامِۚ
YuAArafu almujrimoona biseemahumfayu/khathu binnawasee wal-aqdam
#wordmeaningroot
1yuʿ'rafuWill be knownعرف
2l-muj'rimūnathe criminalsجرم
3bisīmāhumby their marksسوم
4fayu'khadhuand will be seizedاخذ
5bil-nawāṣīby the forelocksنصي
6wal-aqdāmiand the feetقدم
  • Aisha Bewley

    The evildoers will be recognised by their mark and seized by their forelocks and their feet.

  • Progressive Muslims

    The guilty will be recognized by their features; they will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    The violators of human rights will be clearly identified, firmly seized and held accountable. ('Mujrim' = Guilty = One who steals the fruit of others' labor = Violator of human rights).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    The lawbreakers will be known by their mark, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet:

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    The guilty will be recognized by their features; they will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    The guilty will be recognized by their features; they will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    (This is because) the guilty will be recognized by their looks; they will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    The sinners will be recognised by their marks, and seized by the forelock and their feet.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.

  • Muhammad Asad

    All who were lost in sin shall by their marks be known, and shall by their forelocks and their feet be seized!

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    The guilty will be known by their marks, and will be taken by the forelocks and the feet.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    The culprits shall be known by their marks, and shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    There and then shall the wicked who offended Allah and broke His divine law wear faces with the image of sin, and a written letter of discredit exposing them and witnessing their worth. And so each of them shall be seized up and fastened by the forelock, the forehead and the feet in preparation for casting him into Hell.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    As the guilty ones will easily be recognized by their faces. They will be caught by their forelocks and by their feet and be dragged .

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    The Mujrimûn (polytheists, criminals, sinners) will be known by their marks (black faces), and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    (For) the sinners will be known by their marks: and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    The wicked will be recognized by their appearance, then will be seized by ˹their˺ forelocks and feet.

  • Taqi Usmani

    The guilty ones will be recognized (by angels) through their marks and will be seized by foreheads and feet.

  • Abdul Haleem

    The guilty will be known by their mark and will be seized by their foreheads and their feet.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    The sinners shall be known by their mark, and they shall be seized by their forelocks and their feet.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    The sinners shall be known by their marks, and shall be seized by the forelock and the feet!

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    The guilty shall be recognized by their marks, so they shall be seized by the forelocks and the feet.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    The criminals will be recognized by their marks, and (they) will be taken (away) by (their) forelocks and (their) feet.

  • George Sale

    The wicked shall be known by their marks; and they shall be taken by the forelocks, and the feet, and shall be cast into hell.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    The sinners will be known by their Marks: And they will be caught by their hair and their feet.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    The guilty will be known by their appearance (and the expression of their faces), then they will be seized by (their) forelocks and the feet.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    The guilty will be recognized by their mark; so they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.