Surah Al-Qalam — Verse 16

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سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْخُرْطُومِ

Sanasimuhu AAala alkhurtoom

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

We will brand him upon the snout.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

We shall brand him on the snout!

Marmaduke Pickthall

We shall brand him on the nose.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout!

Mufti Taqi Usmani

We will soon brand him on the snout.

Al-Hilali & Khan

We shall brand him on the snout (nose)!

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Soon shall We brand him on his snout.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

[For this] We shall brand him with indelible disgrace!

Rowwad · source edition

We will soon brand him on the snout[3].

Notes

[3] Lit., "trunk," meaning the nose of an elephant or pig. These verses refer to Al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah, a leader of the pagans of Makkah and a staunch enemy of Islam. He called the Prophet (ﷺ) a madman, so the Qur’an responded by mentioning ten of Al-Walīd’s qualities. (See 53:33-35 and 74:11-26). Two of those qualities were not known to him: the fact that he was an illegitimate child and that his nose would be chopped off years later at the Battle of Badr. Khālid ibn al-Walīd and two of his brothers embraced Islam.