Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
clothed in garments of black pitch, with fire veiling their faces
M. M. Pickthall
Their raiment of pitch, and the Fire covering their faces
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Their garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered with Fire
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
with garments of tar, and their faces covered with flames.
Safi Kaskas
clothed in garments of tar, with fire veiling their faces.
Wahiduddin Khan
their garments shall be of pitch and the fire shall envelop their faces
Shakir
Their shirts made of pitch and the fire covering their face
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
their tunics are made of pitch and the fire will overcome their faces
T.B.Irving
their garments will be [smeared] with tar while fire will cover their faces,
Abdul Hye
their garments will be of tar, and fire will cover their faces.
The Study Quran
their garments made of pitch, and the Fire covering their faces
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Their garments of tar, and the flames covering their faces.
Talal Itani (2012)
Their garments made of tar, and the Fire covering their faces
Dr. Kamal Omar
Their garments will be of sulphur or pitch, and fire will cover their faces
their garments will be made of tar and their faces will be covered with flames
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Their apparels of pitch, and their faces enveloped by the Fire
Muhammad Sarwar
with garments of pitch and faces covered by fire
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
their shirts will be of rosin, and their faces will be covered with Fir
Shabbir Ahmed
They will be drenched in the flames of their own igniting, feeling as if the coal tar is stuck on their whole existence
Dr. Munir Munshey
Their shirts will consist of molten tar, and fire will wrap their faces
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Their clothes of liquid (pitch black) tar, and their faces covered with fire
Their garments of liquid pitch and their faces covered by the Fire
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
Their clothes will be of tar, and the fire will overwhelm their faces
Abdel Haleem
in garments of pitch, faces covered in fire
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Their trouser hell be of pitch, and the Fire shall cover their faces
Ahmed Ali
Of molten pitch shall be their garments, their faces covered with flames
Aisha Bewley
wearing shirts of tar, their faces enveloped in the Fire.
Ali Ünal
Clothed in garments of pitch and their faces covered by the Fire
Ali Quli Qara'i
their garments made of pitch, and the Fire covering their faces
Hamid S. Aziz
With garments of pitch, and fire covering their faces
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
their clothes are from tar and the fire covers their faces,
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Their garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered with fire
Musharraf Hussain
their coats made of tar, and their faces ablaze.
Maududi
their garments shall be black as if made out of pitch, and flames of the Fire shall cover their face
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
Their clothes will be of tar, and the fire will overwhelm their faces
Mohammad Shafi
Their dresses made of tar and the fire covering their faces
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Their shirt shall be of pitch and the fire shall cover their faces.
Their garments will be made of tar, and fire will overwhelm their faces.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
their garments shall be of melted tar, and their faces enveloped by the Fire
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Their shirts made of pitch, and fire covering their faces
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
Their shirts/clothes (are) from oily fluid from some trees (tar), and the fire covers/darkens their faces/fronts
Bijan Moeinian
They will be dipped in tar and their faces covered with fire
Faridul Haque
Their cloaks will be of pitch and fire will cover their faces
Sher Ali
Their garments will be, as if, of pitch and the fire shall envelop their faces
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Their garments will be of pitch (or some inflammable oil), and the Fire will be enveloping their faces
Amatul Rahman Omar
Pitch will form their raiments and the fire shall envelop their faces
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Their garments will be of pitch, and fire will cover their faces
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Their garments from pitch and the fire covering their faces.
Munir Mezyed
Their clothes will be made of tar, and Fire will cover their faces.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Their clothes are made of tar and the fire covers their faces.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Their garments will be of liquid tar, and their faces will be covered with fire.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
their attires made of tar, and the Fire covering their faces.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
their garments will be [smeared] with tar while fire will cover their faces,
Samy Mahdy
Their garments are from tar, and the Fire is over-covering their faces.
Sayyid Qutb
wearing garments of black pitch, and their faces covered with flames.
Ahmed Hulusi
Their garments of liquid tar (the blackness of their ego has embodied them) and their faces covered with fire (of being curtained from the reality).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Their robes (shall be) of pitch, and their faces covered with Fire,
Vested in garments of pitch with their faces shrouded in a veil of flames
Mir Aneesuddin
their shirts made of pitch and the fire covering their faces,
The Wise Quran
With shirts of tar, and the fire covering their faces;