Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

Is that better as a welcome, or the Tree of Zaqqūm?

اَذٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُزُلاً اَمْ شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّومِ
Athalika khayrun nuzulan am shajaratuazzaqqoom
#wordmeaningroot
1adhālikaIs that
2khayrunbetterخير
3nuzulan(as) hospitalityنزل
4amor
5shajaratu(the) treeشجر
6l-zaqūmi(of) Zaqqumزقم
  • Aisha Bewley

    Is that better by way of hospitality or the tree of Zaqqum

  • Progressive Muslims

    Is that a better destination, or the tree of Bitterness

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Is this better as a welcome or the inedible cactus (the bitter tree of harming others (17:60), (44: 43-44), (56:52))?

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    Is that better as a welcome, or the Tree of Zaqqūm?

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Is that a better destination, or the tree of Bitterness?

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Is that a better destination, or the tree of bitterness?

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Is this a better destiny, or the tree of bitterness?

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Is this better or the tree of Zaqqum

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

    Is Paradise a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqum?

  • Muhammad Asad

    Is such the better welcome - or the tree of deadly fruit?

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Is this better as a welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum?

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Is this a better hospitality or the tree of al-Zaqqum?*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Nowþ is this honoured end affording happiness and delightful provision better or the entertainment which provides the evil fruit plucked from the obnoxious tree of zaqqum!

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Is the feast of Paradise better or eating the bitter fruit of….

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Is that (Paradise) better entertainment or the tree of Zaqqûm (a horrible tree in Hell)?

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum?

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Is this ˹bliss˺ a better accommodation or the tree of Zaqqûm?

  • Taqi Usmani

    Is that (blissful Paradise) better for hospitality or the tree of zaqqūm ?

  • Abdul Haleem

    Is this the better welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum,

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Is that better as a hospitality, or the Tree of Ez-Zakkoum?

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Is that better as an entertainment, or the tree of Ez Zaqqum?

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Is this better as an entertainment or the tree of Zaqqum (having bitter fruit)?

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Is this a more charitable (i. e., better) hospitality, or even the Tree of Az-Zaqqûm?

  • George Sale

    Is this a better entertainment, or the tree of Al Zakkum?

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Is that (the Paradise), the better place (of joy) or the (evil and wicked) tree of Zaqqum (in the Pit of Hell, see 37. 64—65)?

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Does all this (state of bliss) make a better welcome than the tree of Zaqqûm (which will serve as food for the people of Gehenna)?

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Is this a better hospitality, or the Zaqqūm tree?