# 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 87 - **Surah:** 18. Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave) — سورة الكهف - **Verse:** 87 / 110 · **Juz:** 16 · **Mushaf page:** 302 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-87 ## Arabic قَالَ اَمَّا مَنْ ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ اِلٰى رَبِّه۪ فَيُعَذِّبُهُ عَذَاباً نُكْراً ## Transcription Qala amma man thalamafasawfa nuAAaththibuhu thumma yuraddu ila rabbihifayuAAaththibuhu AAathaban nukra ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley He said, ‘As for those who do wrong, we will punish them and then they will be returned to their Lord and He will punish them with a dreadful punishment. ### Progressive Muslims He said: "As for he who has transgressed, we will punish him then he will be returned to his Lord and He will punish him an awful punishment. " ### Shabbir Ahmed Cyrus said to them, "As for him who does wrong from now on, we shall punish him. And then he will be brought back before his Lord Who will commit him to greater retribution. ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation He said: “As for him who does wrong: we will punish him; then will he be brought back to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation He said: "As for he who has done wrong, we will punish him then he will be returned to his Lord and He will punish him an awful punishment." ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament He said, "As for those who transgress, we will punish them; then, when they return to their Lord, He will commit them to more retribution. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira He said: "I shall punish whosoever is wicked. He will then be sent back to his Lord who will inflict on him a terrible punishment. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment. ### Muhammad Asad He answered: "As for him who does wrong [unto others] - him shall we, in time, cause to suffer; and thereupon he shall be referred to his Sustainer, and He will cause him to suffer with unnameable suffering. ### Marmaduke Pickthall He said: As for him who doeth wrong, we shall punish him, and then he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with awful punishment! ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary He said: "We will chastise him who does wrong, whereafter he will be returned to his Lord and He will chastise him grievously. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab He set up his constitution -in the occupied territories- and accordingly he stated: "We will punish the wrongful of actions here and he wilt be left to Allah, his Creator, to impose upon him the torment laid upon the damned Hereafter". ### Bijan Moeinian He declared: "Those who continue wrongdoings, will be punished and sent to the Lord (Who, in turn, will punish them severely. " ### Al-Hilali & Khan He said: "As for him (a disbeliever in the Oneness of Allâh) who does wrong, we shall punish him, and then he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with a terrible torment (Hell). ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali He said: "Whoever doth wrong, him shall we punish; then shall he be sent back to his Lord; and He will punish him with a punishment unheard-of (before). ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran He responded, "Whoever does wrong will be punished by us, then will be returned to their Lord, Who will punish them with a horrible torment. ### Taqi Usmani He said, "As for him who does wrong, we shall punish him, then he will be sent back to his Lord, and He will punish him with a severe punishment. ### Abdul Haleem He answered, ‘We shall punish those who have done evil, and when they are returned to their Lord He will punish them [even more] severely, ### Arthur John Arberry He said, 'As for the evildoer, him we shall chastise, then he shall be returned to his Lord and He shall chastise him with a horrible chastisement. ### E. Henry Palmer Said he, 'As for him who does wrong, I will torment him, then shall be be sent back to his Lord, and He will torment him with An unheard-of torment; ### Hamid S. Aziz Until when he reached the setting of the sun (furthest West), he found it setting in a black muddy spring and he found thereat a people. We said, "O Zul'qarneyn! You have authority either to torment these people, or treat them kindly." ### Mahmoud Ghali He said, "As for him who did injustice, we will eventually torment him; thereafter he will be turned back to his Lord; then He will torment him with a highly maleficent torment. ### George Sale He answered, whosoever of them shall commit injustice, we will surely punish him in this world; afterwards shall he return unto his Lord, and He shall punish him with a severe punishment. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed He said: "As to whoever does wrong, (only) him shall we punish; And then he shall be sent back to his Lord; And He will punish him (the wrong-doer) with severe punishment. ### Amatul Rahman Omar He said, `(Well) as for him who transgresses and does wrong we shall certainly punish him, then will he be produced before his Lord Who will inflict upon him a dreadful punishment. ### Ali Quli Qarai He said, ‘As for him who is a wrongdoer, we will punish him. Then he shall be returned to his Lord and He will punish him with a dire punishment. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü (Zül-Karneyn) dedi ki: "Zulmedene azap edeceğiz. . . Sonra Rabbine döndürülecek; böylece (Rabbi) ona tarifi mümkün olmayan bir azap yaşatacak. " ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Dedi ki: "Kim zulmederse biz onu azablandıracağız, sonra Rabbine döndürülür, O da onu görülmemiş bir azabla azablandırır." ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali O da şöyle dedi: "Haksızlık edeni cezalandıracağız;sonra da o, Rabbine döndürülecek. Rabbi de onu görülmemiş bir ceza ile cezalandıracaktır." ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Zülkarneyn, "Her kim zulmederse, biz onu cezalandıracağız. Sonra o Rabbine döndürülür. O da kendisini görülmedik bir azaba uğratır" dedi. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Dedi: her kim haksızlık ederse onu muhakkak ta'zib ederiz, sonra rabbına iade olunur, o da onu görülmedik bir azaba çeker ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) O şöyle dedi: "Her kim haksızlık ederse, onu muhakkak cezalandırırız, sonra Rabbine iade edilir ve O da onu görülmedik bir azaba çeker. ### Gültekin Onan Dedi ki: "Kim zulmederse biz onu azablandıracağız, sonra rabbine döndürülür, O da onu kötü (nükra) bir azabla azablandırır." ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Dedi: "Amma kim zulmederse onu azablandıracağız. Sonra da o, Rabbine döndürülür de O da kendisini şiddetli bir azab (a duçar) eder". ### İbni Kesir Dedi ki: Kim zulmederse; ona, azab edeceğiz. Sonra Rabbına döndürülür ve Rabbı; onu, görülmemiş bir azaba uğratır. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı O şöyle cevap verdi: "(Başkalarına) zulmeden kimseye gelince, ona bundan böyle azap edeceğiz; ve o kimse sonunda Rabbine döndürülecek; ve O da ona görülmemiş bir azap çektirecek. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Dedi ki: -Kim, zulmederse onu cezalandıracağız, sonra Rabbine döndürülür ve Rabbi onu görülmemiş bir azapla cezalandırır. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Dedi: "Kim haksızlık ederse, ona azab edeceğiz, sonra o, Rabbine döndürülecektir. O da ona görülmemiş bir azab edecektir." ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Dedi: "Zulmedene azap edeceğiz; sonra Rabbine döndürülecek; O da onu görülmedik bir azaba çeker." ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an (fakat)" diye ekledi (Rabbi); "kim zulmederse, iyi bilsin ki o (bu dünyada) günü gelince azabımıza mahkum olacaktır; en sonunda Rabbine döndürülecek; ve (Allah ahirette) onu da görülmemiş bir azaba uğratacaktır. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Zu'l-Karneyn: "Kim zulmederse ona azap edeceğiz. Sonra Rabb'ine döndürülür. Böylece ona daha şiddetli bir azapla azap edilir." dedi. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek "Kim haksızlık yaparsa, onu cezalandıracağız!" dedi; "Sonra, Efendisine geri gönderilince, görülmemiş bir cezayla onu cezalandıracaktır!" ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Dedi ki "Yanlış yapanı azaba uğratacağız. Sonra o, Rabbinin huzuruna çıkarıldığında Rabbi de ona, beklemediği bir ceza verecektir. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (Allah) şöyle demişti: "Haksızlık edeni cezalandıracağız; sonra da Rabbine gönderilecek, (Allah) ona korkunç bir azap uygulayacaktır. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Zu'l-Karneyn: "Kim zulmederse ona azap edeceğiz. Sonra Rabb'ine döndürülür. Böylece ona daha şiddetli bir azapla azap edilir." dedi. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Zu'l-Karneyn: "Kim zulmederse ona azap edeceğiz. Sonra Rabb'ine döndürülür. Böylece ona daha şiddetli bir azapla azap edilir." dedi. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Dedi ki: "Kim zalimlik ederse/ yanlışa dalarsa biz ona azap edeceğiz. Sonra Rabbinin huzuruna çıkarılacak, o da ona kötü bir şekilde azap edecektir. ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | قَالَ — qāla | He said | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 2 | أَمَّا — ammā | As for | — | | 3 | مَن — man | (one) who | — | | 4 | ظَلَمَ — ẓalama | wrongs | ظلم — Zay-Lam-Mim | | 5 | فَسَوْفَ — fasawfa | then soon | — | | 6 | نُعَذِّبُهُۥ — nuʿadhibuhu | we will punish him | عذب — Ayn-Zal-Be | | 7 | ثُمَّ — thumma | Then | — | | 8 | يُرَدُّ — yuraddu | he will be returned | ردد — Ra-Dal-Dal | | 9 | إِلَىٰ — ilā | to | — | | 10 | رَبِّهِۦ — rabbihi | his Lord | ربب — Ra-Ba-Ba | | 11 | فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ — fayuʿadhibuhu | and He will punish him | عذب — Ayn-Zal-Be | | 12 | عَذَابًۭا — ʿadhāban | (with) a punishment | عذب — Ayn-Zal-Be | | 13 | نُّكْرًۭا — nuk'ran | terrible | نكر — Nun-Kef-Ra | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-86.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-88.md Retrieved: 2026-08-13 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.