Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

No, indeed! The writ of the licentious is in Sijjīn.

كَلَّٓا اِنَّ كِتَابَ الْفُجَّارِ لَف۪ي سِجّ۪ينٍۜ
Kalla inna kitaba alfujjarilafee sijjeen
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1kallāNay
2innaIndeed
3kitāba(the) recordكتب
4l-fujāri(of) the wickedفجر
5lafī(is) surely in
6sijjīninSijjinسجن
  • Aisha Bewley

    No indeed! The book of the dissolute is in Sijjin.

  • Progressive Muslims

    No, the record of the wicked is in Sijjeen.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Nay, behold, the record of the dividers of humanity is in 'Sijjin'.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    No, indeed! The writ of the licentious is in Sijjīn.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    No, the record of the wicked is in 'Sijjeen.'

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    No, the record of the wicked is in Sijjeen.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Indeed, the book of the wicked is in Sijjeen.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Indeed the ledger of the wicked will be in (the lowest depths) Sijjin.

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

    No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.

  • Muhammad Asad

    NAY, VERILY, the record of the wicked is indeed in a mode inescapable!

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Nay, but the record of the vile is in Sijjin -

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    No indeed!* Verily the deeds of the wicked are in the Record locked up in the prison-house!*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    No, but now the register of the wicked points out to Sijjeen, the dungeon of the deep dark vault,

  • Bijan Moeinian

    On that somber day the deeds of the wicked ones will be presented in a recorder known as Sijjin.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Nay! Truly, the Record (writing of the deeds) of the Fujjâr (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, evil-doers and the wicked) is (preserved) in Sijjîn.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Nay! Surely the record of the wicked is (preserved) in Sijjin.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    But no! The wicked are certainly bound for Sijjîn ˹in the depths of Hell˺—

  • Taqi Usmani

    Never! (i.e. they should never act in such a way.) Indeed the record of deeds of the sinners is in Sijjīn.

  • Abdul Haleem

    No indeed! The list of the wicked is in Sijjin––

  • Arthur John Arberry

    No indeed; the Book of the libertines is in Sijjin;

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Nay, verily, the book of the wicked is in Siggin;

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Nay! Most surely the record of the wicked is in Sijjin.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Not at all! Surely the Book of the constantly impious is indeed in Sijjîn.

  • George Sale

    By no means. Verily the register of the actions of the wicked is surely in Sejjin.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    But! Surely the record of the wicked is (saved) in prison register (Sijjin).

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Nay, (not at all as they believe) the record of (the deeds) of the wicked is in Sijjîn (- the register of a prison)

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    No indeed! The record of the vicious is indeed in Sijjīn.