Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

A little enjoyment, then is their shelter Gehenna; and evil is the resting-place.

مَتَاعٌ قَل۪يلٌ ثُمَّ مَأْوٰيهُمْ جَهَنَّمُۜ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ
MataAAun qaleelun thumma ma/wahumjahannamu wabi/sa almihad
#wordmeaningroot
1matāʿunAn enjoymentمتع
2qalīlunlittleقلل
3thummathen
4mawāhumtheir abodeاوي
5jahannamu(is) hell
6wabi'sa[and] a wretchedباس
7l-mihādu[the] resting placeمهد
  • Aisha Bewley

    A brief enjoyment; then their shelter will be Hell. What an evil resting-place!

  • Progressive Muslims

    A brief enjoyment, then their abode is Hell. What a miserable abode!

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    It is but a brief enjoyment. Hell is their resting place; what a miserable bed to lie on! (They invested not in the Hereafter).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    A little enjoyment, then is their shelter Gehenna; and evil is the resting-place.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    A brief enjoyment, then their abode is Hell. What a miserable abode!

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    A brief enjoyment, then their abode is hell. What a miserable abode!

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    They only enjoy temporarily, then end up in Hell; what a miserable destiny!

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Their commerce is but short-lived, and then their abode shall be Hell: And what an evil abode!

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

    a small enjoyment; then their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.

  • Muhammad Asad

    it is a brief enjoyment, with hell thereafter as their goal - and how vile a resting-place! -

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    It is but a brief comfort. And afterward their habitation will be hell, an ill abode.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    This is but a little enjoyment, then their destination is Hell -what an evil resting place!

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Wicked men are not denied prosperity, but the pleasure it affords them is of short duration, and then punishment must follow conviction. They are destined to the abode in Hell and evil indeed is that abode.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Their success is short in nature and their destiny is Hell which is a horrible place to end in.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    A brief enjoyment; then, their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Little is it for enjoyment: Their ultimate abode is Hell: what an evil bed (To lie on)!

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    It is only a brief enjoyment. Then Hell will be their home—what an evil place to rest!

  • Taqi Usmani

    It is just a little enjoyment. After that, their resort is Hell; and it is an evil abode.

  • Abdul Haleem

    this is only a brief enjoyment, after which Hell will be their home- a miserable resting place!

  • Arthur John Arberry

    a little enjoyment, then their refuge is Gehenna -- an evil cradling!

  • E. Henry Palmer

    It is a slight possession, and then their resort is Hell; an evil couch shall it be.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    It is but a brief comfort, and then their resort is Hell; an evil couch shall it be.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    A little enjoyment, thereafter their abode will be Hell, and miserable is the restingplace!

  • George Sale

    It is but a slender provision; and then their receptacle shall be hell; an unhappy couch shall it be.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Little is it for enjoyment: Their final home is Hell: What an evil bed (to lie on)!

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    (It is) a brief provision, then Gehenna shall be their abode. What an evil place of rest!

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    It is a trivial enjoyment; then their refuge is hell, and it is an evil resting place.