Surah Al-'Alaq — Verse 15

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كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Kalla la-in lam yantahi lanasfaAAanbinnasiya

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

No! If he does not stop, We shall drag him by his forehead––

Marmaduke Pickthall

Nay, but if he cease not We will seize him by the forelock -

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,-

Mufti Taqi Usmani

No! If he does not desist, We will certainly drag (him) by forelock,

Al-Hilali & Khan

Nay! If he (Abû Jahl) ceases not, We will catch him by the forelock -

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

No indeed; if he does not desist, We shall drag him by the forelock;

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

Nay, if he desist not, We shall most surely drag him down upon his forehead

Rowwad · source edition

No indeed; if he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[5]

Notes

[5] To the Hellfire.

Noor International · source edition

(15) No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock[1952] –

Notes

[1952]- It may also mean "slap him" or "blacken his face at the forelock."