# 39. Surah Az-Zumar, Verse 24 - **Surah:** 39. Surah Az-Zumar (The Groups) — سورة الزمر - **Verse:** 24 / 75 · **Juz:** 23 · **Mushaf page:** 460 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-24 ## Arabic اَفَمَنْ يَتَّق۪ي بِوَجْهِه۪ سُٓوءَ الْعَذَابِ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِۜ وَق۪يلَ لِلظَّالِم۪ينَ ذُوقُوا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْسِبُونَ ## Transcription Afaman yattaqee biwajhihi soo-a alAAathabiyawma alqiyamati waqeela liththalimeenathooqoo ma kuntum taksiboon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Is someone who tries to shield himself with his face from the worst of the torment on the Day of Rising. . . ? The wrongdoers will be told, ‘Taste what you have earned.’ ### Progressive Muslims As for he who saves his face from the terrible retribution on the Day of Resurrection; and it will be said to the transgressors: "Taste for what you have earned. " ### Shabbir Ahmed Oh, he who defends himself against the suffering on the Resurrection Day only with his face! And it will be said to the violators of Divine Values, "Taste now what you had sown!" ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation Is then he who has no prudent fear but his face against the evil of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection[...]? And it will be said to the wrongdoers: “Taste what you earned!” ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation As he who saves his face from the terrible retribution on the Day of Resurrection. And it will be said to the transgressors: "Taste for what you have earned." ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament What is better than saving one's face from the terrible retribution on the Day of Resurrection? The transgressors will be told, "Taste the consequences of what you earned." ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Can he who will have to shield himself against the torment of the Day of Resurrection (be the same as one at peace)? The evil-doers will be told: "So taste what you earned. " ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) Then is he who will shield with his face the worst of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection [like one secure from it]? And it will be said to the wrongdoers, "Taste what you used to earn. " ### Muhammad Asad Could, then, one who shall have nothing but is [bare] face to protect him from the awful suffering [that will befall him] on Resurrection Day [be likened to the God-conscious]? [On that Day,] the evildoers will be told: "Taste [now] what you have earned [in life]!" ### Marmaduke Pickthall Is he then, who will strike his face against the awful doom upon the Day of Resurrection (as he who doeth right)? And it will be said unto the wrong-doers: Taste what ye used to earn. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary How woeful is the plight of him who has nothing except his face to shield him from severe chastisement on the Day of Resurrection?[1] Such evil-doers shall be told: "Taste now the consequence of your deeds."[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] One takes a blow on his face only when he is absolutely helpless and powerless, otherwise until one has some power to resist, he goes on receiving the blows on the other parts of his body but saves his face. Therefore, here the extreme state of helplessness of a person has been depicted, saying that he will receive the severe punishment on his face. - [2] The word kasab, in the Quranic terminology, implies one’s descrying and earning a reward and punishment in consequence of his actions and deeds. The real earning of a doer of good is that he becomes worthy of Allah’s reward, and the earning of the evil-doer is the punishment that he will receive in the Hereafter. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Does he who has no other means but his face to fight hopelessly the torture of the blazes in Day of Judgement compare with him in whose heart had reigned piety!. There and then shall the wrongful of actions be told: Taste -you infidels- the torment in requital of setting yourselves against Allah and of your evil which was wrought by want of thought. ### Bijan Moeinian You can not even imagine the desperation of the one who is being sentenced to the punishment on the Day of Judgment. To such wrongdoer it will be said: "Taste now [the fruit of ] what you have sowed. ### Al-Hilali & Khan Is he then, who will confront with his face the awful torment on the Day of Resurrection (as he who enters peacefully in Paradise)? And it will be said to the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers): "Taste what you used to earn!" ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Is, then, one who has to fear the brunt of the Penalty on the Day of Judgment (and receive it) on his face, (like one guarded therefrom)? It will be said to the wrong-doers: "Taste ye (the fruits of) what ye earned!" ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Are those who will only have their ˹bare˺ faces to shield themselves from the awful torment on Judgment Day ˹better than those in Paradise˺? It will ˹then˺ be said to the wrongdoers: "Reap what you sowed!" ### Taqi Usmani Tell Me about the one who tries to save himself from the worst punishment with his face on the Day of Judgment, (whether he is equal to the one who is not liable to any punishment.) And it will be said to the wrongdoers, "Have a taste of what you used to earn." ### Abdul Haleem What about the one who will only have his bare face to protect him from his terrible suffering on the Day of Resurrection? It will be said to the evildoers, ‘Taste what you have earned.’ ### Arthur John Arberry Is he who guards himself with his face against the evil of the chastisement on the Day of Resurrection. . .? And it is said to the evildoers, 'Taste now that you were earning!' ### E. Henry Palmer Shall he who must screen himself with his own face from the evil torment on the resurrection day. . . . ? And it shall be said of those who do wrong, taste what ye have earned. ### Hamid S. Aziz Is then he who has to face the awful doom on the Day of Resurrection (as he who does right)? And it will be said to the unjust, "Taste what you earned. " ### Mahmoud Ghali So, is he who protects (i. e., confronts with his face) (himself) with his face against the odious torment on the Day of the Resurrection (the same as the pious)? And it is said to the unjust, "Taste (now) whatever you were earning!" ### George Sale Shall he therefore who shall be obliged to screen himself with his face from the severity of the punishment on the day of resurrection, be as he who is secure therefrom? And it shall be said unto the ungodly, taste that which ye have deserved. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed Then, is the one who has to fear the hurt of the penalty on the Day of Judgment (and receive it) on his face, (like one who is safe from it)? And it will be said to the wrongdoers: "You taste (the fruits of) what you earned!" ### Amatul Rahman Omar Is he, then, who has only his own person to shield him from the evil punishment on the Day of Resurrection (like him who is secure). And it will be said to the unjust (on that Day), `Suffer the punishment of what you used to commit deliberately.' ### Ali Quli Qarai What! Is someone who fends off with his face the terrible punishment [meted out to him] on the Day of Resurrection? And the wrongdoers will be told, ‘Taste what you used to earn. ’ ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Kıyamet sürecinde (başka hiçbir imkanı olmadığı için yalnızca) yüzüyle azabın en kötüsünden korunmaya çalışan kimse mi? Zalimlere: "Kazandıklarınızı tadın!" denilmiştir. ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Kıyamet günü o kötü azabtan kendini yüzü ile kim koruyabilecek? Ve zalimlere "Kazandığınızı tadın" denmiştir. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Kıyamet günü kötü azaptan yüzünü korumaya çalışacak kimse, azaptan emin olarak gelenle bir midir? Zalimlere, "Tadın kazandıklarınızı!" denir. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Kıyamet günü kötü azaba karşı yüzüyle korunan kimse, (o gün) azaptan emin olan kimse gibi midir? Zalimlere, "Kazandıklarınızı tadın" denir. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali O halde Kıyamet günü zalimlere "tadın bakalım kazanıp durduklarınızı" denilirken, o kötü azabı yüzü ile koruyacak kimse ne olur? ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) O halde kıyamet günü zalimlere: "Tadın bakalım kazanıp durduklarınızı!" denilirken yüzü ile o kötü azaptan korunacak kimse ne olur? ### Gültekin Onan Kıyamet günü o kötü azabtan kendini yüzü ile kim koruyabilecek? Ve zalimlere "kazandığınızı tadın" denmiştir. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim (Bu halde) zaalimlere "Ne kazanıyor idiyseniz (cezasını) tadın" denilirken kıyamet günü yüzünü o feci azabdan kim koruyacak? ### İbni Kesir Zalimlere: Kazandıklarınızın karşılığını tadın, denilirken kıyamet günü yüzünü azabın kötüsünden kim koruyacak? ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Kıyamet Günü, (çıplak) bir yüzden başka, (başına gelecek) korkunç azaptan kendisini koruyacak bir şeyi olmayan kimse (Allah'a karşı sorumluluk bilinci duyan kimse gibi) olur mu? (O Gün) zalimlere: "(Hayatta iken) kazandıklarınızı (şimdi) tadın bakalım!" denilecektir. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Kıyamet günü, yüzünü kötü azaptan koruyan kimse mi; "Kazanmış olduklarınızın azabını tadın!" denilen zalimler mi? ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Kıyamet günü, (elleri bağlı olduğu için) yüzüyle o en kötü azabdan korunmağa çalışan (ile güven içinde bulunan bir olur) mu? (O gün) Zalimlere: "Kazandığınız(ın tadın)ı tadın!" denmiştir. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Zalimlere, "kazanmış olduğunuzu tadın!" denildiğinde, kıyamet günü o kötü azaptan yüzünü kim koruyabilir? ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Ne o! Yoksa Kıyamet Günü azabın en beterinden kendisini yüzüyle korumaya çalışan kimse, (güven içindeki) kimseyle aynı olur mu? Zalimlere (o gün) "Daha önce kazandıklarınızı şimdi tadın bakalım!" denilecek. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an O halde Kıyamet Günü, kendisini kötü azaptan kim koruyabilir? Zalimlere: "Kazandığınızın karşılığını tadın!" denir. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Yeniden Yaratılış Günü'nde, o ağır cezadan, kim kendisini yüzüyle koruyabilir? Ve haksızlık yapanlara, şöyle denilir: "Hak ettiklerinize karşılık, tadın!" ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Yanlış yola girenlere, (mezardan) kalkış günü "Kazancınızın tadına varın!" denince, kim kendini o azabın sıkıntısından koruyabilir? ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Kıyamet gününde yüzünü azabın şiddetinden korumaya çalışan kimse, (güvendeki gibi) midir? Zalimlere "(Dünyadayken) kazandıklarınızı tadın!" denir. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an O halde Kıyamet Günü, kendisini kötü azaptan kim koruyabilir? Zalimlere: "Kazandığınızın karşılığını tadın!" denir. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an O halde kıyamet günü, kendisini kötü azaptan kim koruyabilir? Zalimlere: "Kazandığınızın karşılığını tadın!" denir. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Kıyamet /mezardan kalkış günü yüzünü o kötü azaptan koruyan kişi, (yanlışlar içinde olan kişi) gibi midir? Yanlışlar içinde olanlara şöyle denecektir: "Kazandığınız şeyin tadına varın bakalım![1]" _Footnotes_ - [1] [Fussilet 41/40.](https://quran.so/41/40) ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | أَفَمَن — afaman | Then (is) he who | — | | 2 | يَتَّقِى — yattaqī | will shield | وقي — Vav-Kaf-Ye | | 3 | بِوَجْهِهِۦ — biwajhihi | with his face | وجه — Vav-Cim-he | | 4 | سُوٓءَ — sūa | (the) worst | سوا — Sin-Vav-Elif | | 5 | ٱلْعَذَابِ — l-ʿadhābi | punishment | عذب — Ayn-Zal-Be | | 6 | يَوْمَ — yawma | (on the) Day | يوم — Ye-Vav-Mim | | 7 | ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚ — l-qiyāmati | (of) the Resurrection | قوم — Kaf-Vav-Mim | | 8 | وَقِيلَ — waqīla | And it will be said | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 9 | لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ — lilẓẓālimīna | to the wrongdoers | ظلم — Zay-Lam-Mim | | 10 | ذُوقُوا۟ — dhūqū | Taste | ذوق — Zal-Vav-Kaf | | 11 | مَا — mā | what | — | | 12 | كُنتُمْ — kuntum | you used to | كون — Kef-Vav-Nun | | 13 | تَكْسِبُونَ — taksibūna | earn | كسب — Kef-Sin-Be | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-23.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-az-zumar/verse-25.md Retrieved: 2026-08-16 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.