Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[and] they will be told, “Enter the gates of hell, therein to abide!” And how vile an abode for those who were given to false pride
M. M. Pickthall
It is said (unto them): Enter ye the gates of hell to dwell therein. Thus hapless is the journey's end of the scorners
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
(To them) will be said: "Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwell therein: and evil is (this) Abode of the Arrogant!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
It will be said to them, “Enter the gates of Hell, to stay there forever.” What an evil home for the arrogant!
Safi Kaskas
They will be told, "Enter the gates of Hell and stay there eternally. How evil is the residence of the arrogant."
Wahiduddin Khan
They will be told, Enter the gates of Hell, to stay therein forever. What an evil dwelling place for the haughty
Shakir
It shall be said: Enter the gates of hell to abide therein; so evil is the abode of the proud
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
It will be said: Enter the doors of hell as ones who will dwell in it forever. Miserable it will be as a place of lodging for the ones who increase in pride.
T.B.Irving
Someone else will say: "Enter Hell´s gates to remain there. What an awful lodging will it be for the overbearing!"
Abdul Hye
It will be said (to them): “Enter the gates of hell to abide in it, and an evil abode of the arrogant!”
The Study Quran
It will be said, “Enter the gates of Hell, to abide therein.” How evil is the abode of the arrogant
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They will be told, “Enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein forever.” How terrible is the residence of the arrogant!
Talal Itani (2012)
It will be said, 'Enter the gates of Hell, to abide therein eternally.' How wretched is the destination of the arrogant
Dr. Kamal Omar
It has been said (to them): “Enter you the gates of Hell as abiders therein.” So evil is the abode of the arrogant (and defiant) ones
They will be told: "Enter the gates of hell to live therein forever." Evil shall be the abode of the arrogant."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
It will be said, "Enter the gates of Hell eternally (abiding) therein; miserable then is the lodging of the proud!"
Muhammad Sarwar
They will be told, "Enter the gates of hell to live therein forever. What a terrible dwelling for the arrogant ones!"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
It will be said, .Enter the gates of Jahannam to live in it forever. So, how evil is the dwelling-place of the arrogant
Shabbir Ahmed
It will be said to them, "Enter you the gates of hell to abide therein." The time is now to realize how miserable is the destination of those given to false pride
Dr. Munir Munshey
They would be ordered to enter the gates of hell and live there till eternity. Evil is the abode for the arrogant
Syed Vickar Ahamed
It will be said (to them): "Enter you the gates of Hell, to live in there: And evil is (this) home of the haughty!"
[To them] it will be said, "Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
It was said: "Enter the gates of Hell, wherein you will abide. What a miserable destiny for the arrogant."
Abdel Haleem
It will be said, ‘Enter the gates of Hell: there you will remain. How evil is the abode of the arrogant!’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
It will be said: enter the portals Of Hell to be abiders therein. How ill, then, is the abode of the stiff-necked
Ahmed Ali
"Enter the gates of Hell," they will be told, "and there abide for ever." How grievous a destination for the haughty
Aisha Bewley
They will be told, ´Enter the gates of Hell and stay there timelessly, for ever. How evil is the abode of the arrogant!´
Ali Ünal
They will be told: "Enter through the doors of Hell, to abide therein." How evil is the dwelling of those (too) arrogant (to believe)
Ali Quli Qara'i
It will be said, ‘Enter the gates of hell to remain in it [forever]. Evil is the [ultimate] abode of the arrogant.’
Hamid S. Aziz
It shall be said, "Enter the gates of hell to abide therein; so evil is the abode of the haughty."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
It is said: “Enter the gates of hell to remain in there forever. Accommodation of the arrogant ones is certainly miserable.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
To them it will be said, “Enter the gates of hell, to dwell therein, and terrible is this home of the arrogant.
Musharraf Hussain
It will be said, “Enter through the gates of Hell; remain in it forever.” What a miserable home for the arrogant
Maududi
It will be said: "Enter the gates of Hell. Herein shall you abide." How evil is the abode of the vainglorious
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
It was said: "Enter the gates of Hell, abiding therein. What a miserable destiny for the arrogant."
Mohammad Shafi
They will be told, "Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein!" Evil then is the abode of those that are arrogant
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
It shall be said to them, 'Enter the gates of Hell to abide therein, what is an evil destination of the proud.
It will be said, "Enter the gates of Hell, wherein you abide forever." What a miserable destiny for the arrogant.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
It will be said to them: 'Enter the gates of Gehenna and live there for ever. ' Evil is the lodging place of the proud
Maulana Muhammad Ali
It is said: Enter the gates of hell to abide therein; so evil is the abode of the proud
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
(It) is said: "Enter Hell's doors/entrances, immortally/eternally in it, so how bad (is) the arrogants' residence/dwelling ?"
Bijan Moeinian
It will be said: “Now enter the gates of Hell which is your permanent abode. What a miserable place for the arrogant people to end in.”
Faridul Haque
It will be said, “Enter the gates of hell to remain in it forever”; so what a wretched destination for the haughty
Sher Ali
It will be said, `Enter ye the gates of Hell, abiding therein. And evil is the abode of the arrogant.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
It will be said to them: ‘Enter the gates of Hell. (You) will live in it for ever. So how evil is the abode of the arrogant!
Amatul Rahman Omar
It will be said (to them), `Enter the gates of Gehenna, (you will be) abiding therein for long.' How evil is the abode of the arrogant people
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
It will be said (to them): "Enter you the gates of Hell, to abide therein. And (indeed) what an evil abode of the arrogant!"
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
It was said unto them, “Enter you the doors of the hellfire to abide therein forever. How woeful is the dwelling place of those who are arrogant.”
Munir Mezyed
It will be said (to them): "Enter the gates of Gehenna and dwell therein forever”- Evil is the abode of those who used to display an arrogant attitude (towards the Authority of Allâh).
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
They will be told: enter the gates of hell to remain there, and bad is the home of the arrogant.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
It will be said, “Enter the gates of Hell to live therein continuously. The home of the arrogant is wretched.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
It was said, “Enter the gates of Hell, abiding therein.” So how miserable is the dwelling of the arrogant!
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Someone else will say: "Enter Hell's gates to remain there. What an awful lodging will it be for the overbearing!"
Samy Mahdy
It was said, “Enter Gohanam (Hell) doors, immortals therein.” So, wretched is a dwelling of the arrogant ones.
Sayyid Qutb
They will be told: 'Enter the gates of hell; there you will abide.' How vile an abode for the arrogant!
Ahmed Hulusi
It will be said, “Enter the gates of Hell; you will abide therein eternally... Wretched is the place for the arrogant who could not let their egos go!”
Mir Aneesuddin
It will be said, “Enter the doors of hell to stay therein.” So evil is the home of the proud.
And there, they are told: "Make entry -you infidels- into the gates of Hell to take your permanent abode in its abysm. Evil indeed is the abode of those who were addicted to disobedience and to inordinate self-esteem
The Wise Quran
It shall be said, 'Enter the gates of Hell, to dwell therein; and evil is the abode of the proud.'