Al-Qur'an Surah Ibrahim Verse 50

Mufti Taqi Usmani

their shirts will be of rosin, and their faces will be covered with Fire

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

with garments of tar, and their faces covered with flames.

Ruwwad Translation Center

their garments will be of pitch and their faces covered with Fire.

A. J. Arberry

of pitch their shirts, their faces enveloped by the Fire,

Abdul 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.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Their garments of liquid pitch, and their faces covered with Fire;

Abul Ala Maududi

their garments shall be black as if made out of pitch, and flames of the Fire shall cover their faces

Ahmed Ali

Of molten pitch shall be their garments, their faces covered with flames,

Ahmed Raza Khan

Their cloaks will be of pitch and fire will cover their faces.

Ali Quli Qarai

their garments made of pitch, and the Fire covering their faces,

Ali Ünal

Clothed in garments of pitch and their faces covered by the Fire,

Amatul Rahman Omar

Pitch will form their raiments and the fire shall envelop their faces;

English Literal

Their shirts/clothes (are) from oily fluid from some trees (tar), and the fire covers/darkens their faces/fronts.

Faridul Haque

Their cloaks will be of pitch and fire will cover their faces.

Hamid S. Aziz

With garments of pitch, and fire covering their faces;

Hilali & Khan

Their garments will be of pitch, and fire will cover their faces.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And thou wilt see the guilty on that day linked together in chains --

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Their shirts made of pitch and the fire covering their faces

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Their raiment of pitch, and the Fire covering their faces,

Muhammad Sarwar

with garments of pitch and faces covered by fire.

Qaribullah & Darwish

their garments shall be of melted tar, and their faces enveloped by the Fire.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Their garments will be of Qatiran (tar), and fire will cover their faces.

Wahiduddin Khan

their garments shall be of pitch and the fire shall envelop their faces.

Talal Itani

Their garments made of tar, and the Fire covering their faces.

Tafsir jalalayn

their shirts [made] of pitch, because it ignites fire more intensely, and their faces are engulfed by the Fire,

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

سَرَابِيلُهُم مِّن قَطِرَانٍ

Their garments will be of Qatiran (pitch),

that is used to coat camels.

Qatadah commented that;
Qatiran (tar) is one of the fastest objects to catch fire.

Ibn Abbas used to say that;

the Qatiran, mentioned in the Ayah, is dissolved lead.

It is possible that;

this Ayah reads as;
سَرَابِيلُهُمْ مِنْ

قَطِرَانٍ
referring to heated lead that has reached tremendous heat, according to Mujahid, Ikrimah, Sa'id bin Jubayr Al-Hasan and Qatadah.

Allah said next,

وَتَغْشَى وُجُوهَهُمْ النَّارُ



and fire will cover their faces,

which is similar to His other statement,

تَلْفَحُ وُجُوهَهُمُ النَّارُ وَهُمْ فِيهَا كَـلِحُونَ

The Fire will burn their faces, and therein they will grin, with displaced lips. (23;104)

Imam Ahmad recorded that Yahya bin Abi Ishaq said that Aban bin Yazid said that Yahya bin Abi Kathir said that Zayd bin Abi Salam said that Abu Malik Al-Ash`ari said that the Messenger of Allah said,

أَرْبَعٌ فِي أُمَّتِي مِنْ أَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ لَا يَتْرُكُونَهُنَّ

الْفَخْرُ بِالاَْحْسَابِ

وَالطَّعْنُ فِي الاْاَنْسَابِ

وَالاْاسْتِسْقَاءُ بِالنُّجُومِ

وَالنِّيَاحَةُ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ

وَالنَّايِحَةُ إِذَا لَمْ تَتُبْ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهَا تُقَامُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَعَلَيْهَا سِرْبَالٌ مِنْ قَطِرَانٍ وَدِرْعٌ مِنْ جَرَب

Four characteristics from the time of Jahiliyyah will remain in my Ummah, since they will not abandon them;

boasting about their family lineage,

discrediting family ties,

seeking rain through the stars, and

wailing for their dead.

Verily, if she who wails, dies before she repents from her behavior, she will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection while wearing a dress of Qatiran and a cloak of mange.

Muslim collected this Hadith.

Allah said next