Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
A flash of fire will be let loose upon you, and smoke, and you will be left without succour
M. M. Pickthall
There will be sent, against you both, heat of fire and flash of brass, and ye will not escape
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
On you will be sent (O ye evil ones twain!) a flame of fire (to burn) and a smoke (to choke): no defence will ye have
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Flames of fire and ˹molten˺ copper will be sent against you, and you will not be able to defend one another.
Safi Kaskas
A flash of fire and brass will be sent against you, and you will not be helped.
Wahiduddin Khan
Flames of fire and molten brass shall be sent against both of you, and you will not be able to defend yourselves.[42]
Shakir
The flames of fire and smoke will be sent on you two, then you will not be able to defend yourselves
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
There will be sent against you both a flame of fire and heated brass. Will you not, then, help yourselves?
T.B.Irving
A flare of fire and sparks will be loosed against you, from which neither of you will be protected;
Abdul Hye
The smokeless flames of fire and molten brass will be sent against you both (jinns and mankind), and you will not be able to defend yourselves.
The Study Quran
A flash of fire and molten brass shall be sent against you, and you shall not prevail
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
You’ll be bombarded with a shower of flames and smoke, and you won’t succeed.
Talal Itani (2012)
You will be bombarded with flares of fire and brass, and you will not succeed
Dr. Kamal Omar
There will be sent against you both, a smokeless flame of fire and heated smoke; then you shall not take aid and assistance and defend one another
The flames of fire and molten brass will be unleashed on you both, jinn and men, and you will not be able to defend yourselves
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Against you (both) will be sent flares of fire, and (molten) brass; then you will not vindicate yourselves
Muhammad Sarwar
Flames of fire and molten brass will be released against you and you will not be able to protect yourselves
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
A flame of fire and a smoke will be loosed against you, and you will not (be able) to defend
Shabbir Ahmed
A blaze will be unleashed upon you - and thick smoke - and you will not be able to defend yourselves. (If you think that you can escape Divine Laws, you will never find your way in the thick smoke of conjecture)
Dr. Munir Munshey
Blazing (fiery) fireballs, and (flaming molten) brass would be let loose upon you. Escape you shall not
Syed Vickar Ahamed
On you both (the evil ones from jinns' and men)! Will be sent (both) a flame of fire (to burn) and a smoke (to choke); No defense will you have
There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and you will not defend yourselves
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
There will be sent against both of you projectiles of fire and copper, and you cannot win
Abdel Haleem
A flash of fire and smoke will be released upon you and no one will come to your aid
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
There shall be sent against you both flame of fire and smoke, and ye shall not be able to defend yourselves
Ahmed Ali
Let loose at you will be smokeless flames of fire so that you will not be able to defend yourselves
Aisha Bewley
He will pursue you with a piercing flame and fiery smoke, and you will not be helped.
Ali Ünal
There will be sent on you both, a flame of fire (to burn) and a smoke (to choke), then you will not help each other (to safety or refuge)
Ali Quli Qara'i
There will be unleashed upon you a flash of fire and a smoke; then you will not be able to help one another
Hamid S. Aziz
The flames of fire (to burn) and smoke (to choke) will be sent on you two, then you will have no defence
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
A flame of fire and melted copper will be sent upon both of you, and you cannot help/defend yourselves.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
On you will be sent a flame of fire and smoke, no defense will you have
Musharraf Hussain
Flames of fire will lash at you, cover you with smoke, and leave you defenceless.
Maududi
(If you so venture) a flame of fire and smoke shall be lashed at you, which you shall be unable to withstand
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He sends against both of you projectiles of fire, and of copper; so you will not succeed.
Mohammad Shafi
A trail of fire and smoke will be sent upon you, and you both will be left with no help
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
On you shall be loosed the flame of the fire without smoke and black smoke without flame, then you could not be able to take revenge.
You get bombarded with projectiles of fire and metal, and you cannot win.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Flames of fire and molten copper shall be loosed against you, and you shall not be helped
Maulana Muhammad Ali
The flames of fire and sparks of brass will be sent upon you, then you will not be able to defend yourselves
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
He sends on you (B) a smokeless flame/blazing heat from fire and copper/sparks of molten iron , so you (B) do not become victorious
Bijan Moeinian
You will be bombarded by the projectiles of fire and metals which you can not pass through [without the great power]
Faridul Haque
Flames of smokeless fire and black smoke without flames, will be let loose on you, so you will not be able to retaliate
Sher Ali
There shall be sent against you a flame of fire, and molten copper; and you shall not be able to help yourselves
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
The flames of pure (i.e., smokeless) fire will be sent upon both of you and (flameless) smoke (too will be sent) and you both will be unable to escape from them
Amatul Rahman Omar
Flames of fire, smoke and molten copper will be let loose upon you and you will not be able to defend yourselves
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
There will be sent against you both, smokeless flames of fire and (molten) brass, and you will not be able to defend yourselves
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Against both of you [without an authority] will be sent flames from a fire and shower of iron so you will not triumph.
Munir Mezyed
There will be sent upon you both flames of fire and sparks of brass, then you will be unable to protect your own selves.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
You will be bombarded with flames of fire and copper and will not help each other.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
A flame of fire and smoke will be sent upon you. You will not be able to defend yourselves.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Flares of fire, and brass, will be sent upon youdl , and you will not find help.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
A flare of fire [,sparks], and (melted) brass will be loosed against you, from which neither of you will be protected;
Samy Mahdy
It will be sent against you, spalls of fire and molten’ brass, so you in both do not get victory.
Ahmed Hulusi
There will be sent upon (both of) you a flame of fire and smoke (ambiguity and confusion in your consciousness), and you will not be successful!
Mir Aneesuddin
Flames of fire (without smoke) and hot smoke (without flames) will be sent on you both, then you will not be able to defend.
You will be rained with misfortunes showering on your heads and with streaming flames of fire and molten bross and columns of smoke and you will end up in smoke
The Wise Quran
There will be sent against both of you a flame of fire, and molten copper; and you cannot defend yourselves.