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Muhammad Asad   
that blazing fire will truly be the goal
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Then surely Hell-Fire will be the (only) abode
Safi Kaskas   
for indeed Hell will be his abode.

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Arabic   
فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
Arabic   
فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
www.quran.live   
fa-inna l-jaḥīma hiya l-mawā
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then indeed the Hellfire, it (i.e., Hellfire) will be the refuge (i.e., home)
Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more   
Then indeed, the Hellfire, it (is) the refuge.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
that blazing fire will truly be the goal
M. M. Pickthall   
Lo! hell will be his home
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
The Abode will be Hell-Fire
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
the Hellfire will certainly be ˹their˺ home.
Safi Kaskas   
for indeed Hell will be his abode.
Wahiduddin Khan   
will find himself in Hell
Shakir   
Then surely the hell, that is the abode
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
then, truly, hellfire will be the place of shelter!
T.B.Irving   
will have Hades for a dwelling place.
Abdul Hye   
surely, will have their abode in hell.
The Study Quran   
truly Hellfire is the refuge
Talal Itani (2012)   
Then Hell is the shelter
Talal Itani & AI (2024)   
Hellfire will be the dwelling.
M. Farook Malik   
shall have his abode in hell
Dr. Kamal Omar   
then, surely the Hell-Fire — this, (will be) the Final Abode
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
Then surely Hell-Fire will be the (only) abode
Muhammad Sarwar   
hell will be their dwelling
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
the Hell will be the abode
Shabbir Ahmed   
Behold, the (foot of) the Insurmountable Barrier will be his home
Dr. Munir Munshey   
Would really have hell for a home
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
The home will be the Fire of Hell
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
Then indeed, Hellfire will be [his] refuge
[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)   
Then Hell will be the abode.
Abdel Haleem   
Hell will be home
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
Verily the Scorch! that shall be his resort
Ahmed Ali   
Will surely have Hell for his abode
Aisha Bewley   
the Blazing Fire will be his refuge.
Ali Ünal   
The Blazing Flame will be his (final) refuge
Ali Quli Qara'i   
his refuge will indeed be hell
Hamid S. Aziz   
Surely, Hell will be his abode
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
The abode will be hellfire
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
then indeed the hellfire will be the housing (for him).
Musharraf Hussain   
the Blazing Fire will be his home.
Maududi   
most surely his abode shall be Hell
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
Then Hell will be the abode.
Mohammad Shafi   
That one's abode shall indeed be in Hell

Controversial or status undetermined works
Rashad Khalifa   
Hell will be the abode
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
Then undoubtedly, the hell his destination.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
surely, Hell will be their refuge
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
Hell is surely the abode
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira   
So then the Hell , it is the shelter/refuge
Bijan Moeinian   
will be cast into Hell which will be their home
Faridul Haque   
Then indeed hell only is his destination
Sher Ali   
The Fire of Hell shall, surely, be his abode
Edip Yuksel   
Then hell will be the abode.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
Hell will truly be (his) abode
Amatul Rahman Omar   
(Let him remember that) the Hell shall surely be (his) abode
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
surely Hell shall be the refuge
George Sale   
verily hell shall be his abode
Edward Henry Palmer   
verily, hell is the resort
John Medows Rodwell   
Verily, Hell - that shall be his dwelling-place
N J Dawood (2014)   
shall have his home in Hell

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Saeed Malik   
Then surely, Jaḥīm is the lodging.
Shuaib Abdullahi   
then (Fa) indeed (Inna), Hell (El'Jahiima) will be (Hiya) the refuge (El'Ma'waa).
Fode Drame   
Then truly the hellfire is the abode.
Munir Mezyed   
Then surely Hell shall be the abode.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher   
Hell-fire is his home.
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
…the abode will be Hell.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
will have Hades for a dwelling place.
Samy Mahdy   
So surely Hell is the shelter.
Ali Quli Qarai   
his refuge will indeed be hell.
Sayyid Qutb   
will have hell for his dwelling place.
Ahmed Hulusi   
Indeed, the place (state) of burning will be his abode!
Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri   
Verily, his abode will be the Hell;
A. S. Mohammed   
Hellfire will be the refuge.
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)   
surely Hell will be his home
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
Then surely Hell-fire will he the Abode
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim   
Hell, for him, is the abode
Mir Aneesuddin   
then hell will certainly be his home.
The Wise Quran   
Then indeed, the Hellfire, it is the refuge.

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
The Abode will be Hell-Fire
OLD Literal Word for Word   
Then indeed, the Hellfire, it (is) the refuge
OLD Transliteration   
Fa-inna aljaheema hiya alma/wa