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Muhammad Asad   
like the boiling of burning despair
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
like the boiling of hot water.
Safi Kaskas   
like the boiling of seething water.

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Source Arabic and Literal tools
Arabic   
كَغَلۡیِ ٱلۡحَمِیمِ ۝٤٦
Transliteration (2021)   
kaghalyi l-ḥamīm
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Like boiling (of) scalding water.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
like the boiling of burning despair
M. M. Pickthall   
As the seething of boiling water
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
Like the boiling of scalding water
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
like the boiling of hot water.
Safi Kaskas   
like the boiling of seething water.
Wahiduddin Khan   
like the boiling of hot water
Shakir   
Like the boiling of hot water
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
like boiling, scalding water.
T.B.Irving   
like a bathhouse boiler:
Abdul Hye   
like the boiling of scalding water.
The Study Quran   
like the boiling of boiling liquid
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Like the boiling of hot water.
Talal Itani (2012)   
Like the boiling of seething water
Dr. Kamal Omar   
like the boiling of a heated water
M. Farook Malik   
A voice will be heard: "Seize him and drag him into the depth of the hell
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
As the boiling of scalding water
Muhammad Sarwar   
like water
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
like the boiling of hot water
Shabbir Ahmed   
As the boiling, burning despair. (102:1-2)
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Just as boiling water scalds
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
Like the boiling of very hot water
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Like the boiling of scalding water
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
Like the boiling of liquid
Abdel Haleem   
like seething water
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
As the seething of boiling water
Ahmed Ali   
As does boiling water
Aisha Bewley   
as boiling water bubbles and seethes.
Ali Ünal   
Like the boiling of hot water
Ali Quli Qara'i   
boiling like boiling water
Hamid S. Aziz   
Like the seesing of boiling water
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
like boiling of the boiling water.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
Like the boiling of scalding water
Musharraf Hussain   
bubbling like boiling water.
Maududi   
like boiling water
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Like the boiling of liquid
Mohammad Shafi   
Like the boiling of hot water

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
As boiling water bubbles.
Rashad Khalifa   
Like the boiling of hellish drinks.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
as the boiling of the hot water
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Like boiling water
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
As the hot water's/red hot coal's boiling
Bijan Moeinian   
that boiling water burns the stomach
Faridul Haque   
Like the churning of boiling water
Sher Ali   
As the boiling of scalding water
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Like the seething of simmering water
Amatul Rahman Omar   
As the boiling of scalding water
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Like the boiling of scalding water

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
as boiling water bubbles
George Sale   
like the boiling of the hottest water
Edward Henry Palmer   
like the boiling of hot water!
John Medows Rodwell   
Like the boiling of scalding water
N J Dawood (2014)   
like scalding water, it shall simmer in his belly

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame   
Like the simmering of scalding water.
Munir Mezyed   
Like the boiling of scalding water.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Like the bubbling of boiling water.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
[It will be] like the boiling of scalding water.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation   
like the boiling of scalding water.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
like a bathhouse boiler:
Samy Mahdy   
Like boiling the scalding water.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Like the boiling of hot water.
Mir Aneesuddin   
like the boiling of hot water.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
And like water brought to the bolting point
The Wise Quran   
Like the boiling of hot water.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
Like the boiling of scalding water
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Like boiling (of) scalding water
OLD Transliteration   
Kaghalyi alhameemi