يُرۡسَلُ عَلَيۡكُمَا شُوَاظٞ مِّن نَّارٖ وَنُحَاسٞ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ ٣٥
There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke,1 and you will not defend yourselves.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Another possible meaning is liquefied brass or copper.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- يُرۡسَلُWill be sentyur'salu
- عَلَيۡكُمَاagainst both of youʿalaykumā
- شُوَاظٞa flameshuwāẓun
- مِّنofmin
- نَّارٖfirenārin
- وَنُحَاسٞand smokewanuḥāsun
- فَلَاand notfalā
- تَنتَصِرَانِyou will (be able to) defend yourselvestantaṣirāni
Tafsir
A flame of smokeless fire will be sent on you, O men and jinn, and smoke without a flame, and you will not be able to protect yourselves.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran