Al-Qur'an Surah An-Naba Verse 21

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Surely Jahannam (the Hell) lurks in ambush.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Indeed, Hell is lying in ambush

Ruwwad Translation Center

Indeed, Hell is lying in wait,

A. J. Arberry

Behold, Gehenna has become an ambush,

Abdul Haleem

Hell lies in wait,

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Verily the Hell is an ambuscade:

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Truly Hell is as a place of ambush,

Abul Ala Maududi

Surely the Hell is an ambush,

Ahmed Ali

Certainly Hell lies in wait,

Ahmed Raza Khan

Indeed hell is lying in ambush.

Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed hell is in ambush,

Ali Ünal

Surely Hell lies as a place for surveillance,

Amatul Rahman Omar

Surely, only Gehenna shall be in wait (for those who deny the truth).

English Literal

That truly Hell was/is an observatory/ambuscade .

Faridul Haque

Indeed hell is lying in ambush.

Hamid S. Aziz

Surely hell lies in ambush,

Hilali & Khan

Truly, Hell is a place of ambush,

Maulana Mohammad Ali

A resort for the inordinate,

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Surely hell lies in wait,

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Lo! hell lurketh in ambush,

Muhammad Sarwar

Hell will lie in wait (for its prey).

Qaribullah & Darwish

Indeed, Gehenna (Hell) has become an ambush,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Truly, Hell is a place of ambush

Wahiduddin Khan

Surely, Hell lies in wait,

Talal Itani

Hell is lying in ambush.

Tafsir jalalayn

Verily Hell lurks in ambush (mirsdan, in the sense of rsidatan or mursidatan, `lying in wait')

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Truly, Hell is a place of ambush,

meaning, it is waiting in preparation