# 96. Surah Al-'Alaq, Verse 18

- **Surah:** 96. Surah Al-'Alaq (The Clot) — سورة العلق
- **Verse:** 18 / 19 · **Juz:** 30 · **Mushaf page:** 597
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-alaq/verse-18

## Arabic

سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَۙ

## Transcription

SanadAAu azzabaniya

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

We will call the Guards of Hell!

### Progressive Muslims

We will call on the guardians.

### Shabbir Ahmed

We shall summon the apprehending forces.

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

We will call the guards of Hell.

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

We will call on the guardians.

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

We will call the guardians of Hell.

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

We shall call the guards of Hell.

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

We will call the angels of Hell.

### Muhammad Asad

[the while] We shall summon the forces of heavenly chastisement!

### Marmaduke Pickthall

We will call the guards of hell.

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

We too shall summon the guards of Hell.[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] According to the explanation given by Qatadah, the word zabaniyah in the original is used for the police in Arabic idiom, and zaban actually means to push away. The kings too kept armed attendants who would push out the one with whom the king was annoyed and angry. Therefore, what Allah means is: Let him call his supporters; We too shall summon Our Police, i.e. the angels of torment, to deal with him and his supporters.

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

We will call the punitive angels.

### Bijan Moeinian

… let him call upon his supporters to meet God’s supporters (angles of punishment).

### Al-Hilali & Khan

We will call out the guards of Hell (to deal with him)!

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

We will call the wardens of Hell.

### Taqi Usmani

We will call the soldiers of the Hell.

### Abdul Haleem

We shall summon the guards of Hell.

### Arthur John Arberry

We shall call on the guards of Hell.

### E. Henry Palmer

we will call the guards of hell!

### Hamid S. Aziz

We will call the guards of Hell!

### Mahmoud Ghali

We will call upon the guards of Hell.

### George Sale

We also will call the infernal guards to cast him into hell.

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

We will call the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!

### Amatul Rahman Omar

We will call Our brave defending guards.

### Ali Quli Qarai

We [too] shall call the keepers of hell.

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

Biz de çağıracağız Zebanileri (ateşin zebun edici kuvvelerini)!

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

Biz de zebanileri çağıracağız.

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

- Hayır hayır! Eğer bu yaptığından vazgeçmezse, derhal onu o yalancı, günahkar alnından yakalarız. O, hemen gidip meclisini çağırsın. Biz de zebanileri çağıracağız.

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

Biz de zebanileri çağıracağız.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Biz, çağıracağız zebanileri

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Biz çağıracağız zebanileri!

### Gültekin Onan

Biz de zebanileri çağıracağız.

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

Biz (de) zebanileri çağırırız.

### İbni Kesir

Biz de zebanileri çağırırız.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

(o zaman) Biz de semavi azap güçlerini çağırırız!

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

Çağıracağız zebanileri..

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Biz de zebanileri çağıracağız.

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Biz de çağıracağız zebanileri!

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

biz de zebanileri çağıracağız.

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Biz de zebanileri çağıracağız.

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Biz de cehennem bekçilerini çağıracağız.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Biz de çağıracağız zebanileri.

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

İleride biz de zebanileri çağıracağız!

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Biz de zebanileri çağıracağız.

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

Biz de zebanileri çağıracağız.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Biz de zebanileri[1] çağıracağız.

_Footnotes_
- [1] Zebani adı verilen cehennemde görevli melekler için bkz: [Zümer 39/71](https://quran.so/39/71)-[72,](https://quran.so/39/72) [Mü'min 40/49](https://quran.so/40/49)-[50,](https://quran.so/40/50) [Zuhruf 43/77,](https://quran.so/43/77) [Tahrim 66/6,](https://quran.so/66/6) [Mülk 67/8,](https://quran.so/67/8) [Müddessir 74/30](https://quran.so/74/30)-[31.](https://quran.so/74/31)

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | سَنَدْعُ — sanadʿu | We will call | دعو — Dal-Ayn-Vav |
| 2 | ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ — l-zabāniyata | the Angels of Hell | زبن — Za-Be-Nun |

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