Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
verily, it will close in upon the
M. M. Pickthall
Lo! it is closed in on the
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
It shall be made into a vault over them
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
It will be sealed over them,
Safi Kaskas
it will engulf them
Wahiduddin Khan
it closes in on them from every sid
Shakir
Surely it shall be closed over upon them
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
that which will be closing in on them
T.B.Irving
It will be vaulted over them
Abdul Hye
surely, it will close on them (from all sides),
The Study Quran
Truly it is enclosed upon the
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
It will be closed upon them completely.
Talal Itani (2012)
It closes in on them
Dr. Kamal Omar
Surely, it shall be closed in on them (and made to cover and envelop them completely)
closing in upon them from every sid
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Surely it is vaulted over (i.e., with no outlet) upon them
Muhammad Sarwar
It will engulf them
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
It will be closed on them
Shabbir Ahmed
Verily, it closes upon them. (As they had kept their possessions closed in safes and vaults, and kept all kindness surrounded in the flames of jealousy)
Dr. Munir Munshey
Indeed, an inverted dome (of fire) would be (placed) upon them
Syed Vickar Ahamed
It shall be made to cover over them
Indeed, Hellfire will be closed down upon the
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
It will confine them therein
Abdel Haleem
It closes in on the
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Verily it shall close upon them
Ahmed Ali
(And) vaults them ove
Aisha Bewley
It is sealed in above them
Ali Ünal
Surely it will close in upon the
Ali Quli Qara'i
Indeed it will close in upon the
Hamid S. Aziz
Lo! It closes in as a vault on the
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
indeed, it closes over them (all over them)
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
It will be made into a vault over them
Musharraf Hussain
Indeed, it is closed over them from all sides,
Maududi
Verily it will close in upon them
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
It will confine them therein.
Mohammad Shafi
It would be closing in on them from everyside
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Undoubtedly, it will be closer in on them.
They will be confined therein
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
closed around the
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely it is closed in on them
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
That it truly is on them stationary/residing
Bijan Moeinian
And covers the guilty one
Faridul Haque
Indeed it will be shut over them
Sher Ali
It will be closed in on the
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Indeed, that (Fire) will be closed upon them all around
Amatul Rahman Omar
It (- Fire) will be closed in on them (so as not to let them escape from it and also increase for them the torture of heat)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Verily, it shall be closed in on them
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
It will be shut up on them,
Munir Mezyed
Verily Hellfire will be closed and sealed upon them
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
It closes in on them,
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Indeed, it is over them with no exit,
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Truly, it confines them.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
It will be vaulted over them
Samy Mahdy
Surely it is on them, locked up.
Sayyid Qutb
It is closed on them from everyside,
Thomas Cleary
Verily it forms a cover over them
Ahmed Hulusi
Indeed, it closes in on them (they are eternally trapped in it),
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
Surely it closes in on them (from every side
It is vaulted over the wicked
Mir Aneesuddin
it will certainly be closed on them,
The Wise Quran
Indeed, it is closed-in upon them,