Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
DOOMED are the hands of him of the glowing countence: and doomed is he
M. M. Pickthall
The power of Abu Lahab will perish, and he will perish
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Perish the hands of the Father of Flame! Perish he
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
May the hands of Abu Lahab perish, and he ˹himself˺ perish!
Safi Kaskas
Doomed are the hands of Abu Lahab, and he is doomed too.
Wahiduddin Khan
May the hands of Abu Lahab perish, may he be ruined
Shakir
Perdition overtake both hands of Abu Lahab, and he will perish
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Ruined were the hands of Abu Lahab and he was ruined.
T.B.Irving
May Abo-Lahab´s both hands waste away and may he waste away [as well]!
Abdul Hye
Perish the 2 hands of Abu Lahab (uncle of the prophet) and perish him!
The Study Quran
May the hands of Abu Lahab perish, and may he perish
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, and perish he.
Talal Itani (2012)
Condemned are the hands of Abee Lahab, and he is condemned
Dr. Kamal Omar
Broke up the two hands of Abu Lahab [Father of the flame (of opposition; or the most furious opponent of Islam)] and he broke up (completely)
Perish the hands of Abu Lahab! And perish he
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Would the hands of Abu Lahab be cut up, (i.e., perish) and would he be cut up (too)
Muhammad Sarwar
May the hands of Abu Lahab perish
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab, and perish he
Shabbir Ahmed
Perished is the power of Abi Lahab, and perished is he
Dr. Munir Munshey
May the hands of Abu Lahab _ (an uncle of the Prophet) _ perish; and so may he
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Perish the hands of the Father of Flame (Abu’-Lahab)! Perish he
May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Condemned is the hand of Abu-Lahab; condemned indeed
Abdel Haleem
May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined! May he be ruined too
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab, and perish he
Ahmed Ali
DESTROYED WILL BE the hands of Abu Lahab, and he himself will perish
Aisha Bewley
Ruin to the hands of Abu Lahab and ruin to him!
Ali Ünal
May both hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and are ruined are they
Ali Quli Qara'i
Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, and perish he
Hamid S. Aziz
Perish shall the hands of The Father of Flame, and he shall perish
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
May Abu Lahab's both hands (or his power) perish, and may he perish.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
May the hands of the father of the flame perish, and may he perish
Musharraf Hussain
Abu Lahab’s hands are broken, he’s ruined.
Maududi
Destroyed were the hands of Abu Lahab, and he lay utterly doomed
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Condemned are the hands of the fire maker; condemned
Mohammad Shafi
Abu Lahab's hands are perished; and he too
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Perished be the two hands of Aby-Lahab and he is already perished.
Condemned are the works of Abee Lahab, and he is condemned
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Perish the hands of AbiLahab, and perish he
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Abu Lahab’s hands will perish and he will perish
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Father of the flame of a smokeless fire's (known as Prophet Mohammad's uncle) hand was destroyed/lost, and destroyed/lost
Bijan Moeinian
The power of Abu Lahab will soon be destroyed and his hands cutoff
Faridul Haque
May both the hands of Abu Lahab be destroyed – and they are destroyed
Sher Ali
Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab, and perish he
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Perished be the two hands of Abu Lahab and be he perished himself (he has pointed his finger to Our Beloved)
Amatul Rahman Omar
Let the two hands of Abu Lahab (the Prophet's uncle, one of his most inveterate opponents and other fiery tempered enemies of Islam) perish, and let he himself (also) perish
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Perish the two hands of Aboo Lahab (an uncle of the Prophet), and perish he
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Perished are the two hands of Abu Lahab and again perished.
Munir Mezyed
May both hands of Abu Lahab perish! He will indeed perish!
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
May the hands of the father of flame perish, and may he perish.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
May the hands of Abi Lahab be ruined, and may he be ruined!
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Doomed are the hands of the father of flame! He will perish.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
May Abo-Lahab's both hands perish and may he perish [as well]!
Samy Mahdy
Perished Abee Lahab’s hands, and he perished.
Sayyid Qutb
May the hands of Abu Lahab perish; doomed he is
Thomas Cleary
Moribund are the hands of the inflamed, and moribund is he.
Ahmed Hulusi
May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined... And ruined he is!
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
May the power [the hands] of Ab? Lahab perish! He will perish
Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, (the instruments of his cruel actions against those who recognized Allah) and likewise perish he
Mir Aneesuddin
May the hands of Abu Lahab perish. And may he perish.
The Wise Quran
Ruined are the two hands of Abu Lahab, and he is ruined.