Surah Al-Hajj (الحج) • The Pilgrimage

Quran 22:72

22:72

وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتُنَا بَيِّنَـٰتٍ تَعْرِفُ فِى وُجُوهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلْمُنكَرَ ۖ يَكَادُونَ يَسْطُونَ بِٱلَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا ۗ قُلْ أَفَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّ مِّن ذَٰلِكُمُ ۗ ٱلنَّارُ وَعَدَهَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

wa-idhā tut'lā ʿalayhim āyātunā bayyinātin taʿrifu fī wujūhi alladhīna kafarū l-munkara yakādūna yasṭūna bi-alladhīna yatlūna ʿalayhim āyātinā qul afa-unabbi-ukum bisharrin min dhālikumu l-nāru waʿadahā l-lahu alladhīna kafarū wabi'sa l-maṣīru

And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, you recognize in the faces of those who disbelieve disapproval. They are almost on the verge of assaulting those who recite to them Our verses. Say, "Then shall I inform you of [what is] worse than that? [It is] the Fire which Allāh has promised those who disbelieve, and wretched is the destination."

— Saheeh International

[Prophet], you can see the hostility on the faces of the disbelievers when Our messages are recited clearly to them: it is almost as if they are going to attack those who recite Our messages to them. Say, ‘Shall I tell you what is far worse than what you feel now? The Fire that God has promised the disbelievers! What a dismal end!’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, you will notice a denial on the faces of the disbelievers! They are nearly ready to attack with violence those who recite Our Verses to them. Say: "Shall I tell you of something worse than that? The Fire (of Hell) which Allâh has promised to those who disbelieved, and worst indeed is that destination!"

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
تُتْلَىٰtut'lāare recited
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto them
ءَايَـٰتُنَاāyātunāOur Verses
بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢbayyinātinclear
تَعْرِفُtaʿrifuyou will recognize
فِىfīon
وُجُوهِwujūhi(the) faces
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
ٱلْمُنكَرَۖl-munkarathe denial
يَكَادُونَyakādūnaThey almost
يَسْطُونَyasṭūnaattack
بِٱلَّذِينَbi-alladhīnathose who
يَتْلُونَyatlūnarecite
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimto them
ءَايَـٰتِنَاۗāyātināOur Verses
قُلْqulSay
أَفَأُنَبِّئُكُمafa-unabbi-ukumThen shall I inform you
بِشَرٍّۢbisharrinof worse
مِّنminthan
ذَٰلِكُمُۗdhālikumuthat
ٱلنَّارُl-nāruThe Fire
وَعَدَهَاwaʿadahāAllah (has) promised it
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah (has) promised it
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(for) those who
كَفَرُوا۟ۖkafarūdisbelieve
وَبِئْسَwabi'saand wretched
ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīru(is) the destination