لَّا ظَلِيلٍ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهَبِ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- [But having] no cool shade and availing not against the flame."
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (அது) நிழலளிப்பதுமல்ல, (நரகின்) கடுந்தழலை விட்டுக் காப்பாற்றுவதுமல்ல.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එය හෙවණ ලබා දෙන්නක් ලෙසින් නැත. එමෙන් ම එය ගිනි දැල්ලෙන් ආරක්ෂා නො කරයි.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- جو در اصل نہ سایہ دینے واﻻ ہے اور نہ شعلے سے بچاسکتا ہے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- それは影にもならず，また燃え盛る炎に対しては役に立たないであろう。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 那荫影不是阴凉的，不能遮挡火焰的热浪。
Tafsir of 77:31
The driving of the Criminals to their Final Abode in Hell and how it will be done Allah informs about the disbelievers who deny the final abode, the recompense, Paradise, and the Hellfire. On the Day of Judgement it will be said to them: انطَلِقُواْ إِلَى مَا كُنتُمْ بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ - انطَلِقُواْ إِلَى ظِلٍّ ذِى ثَلَثِ شُعَبٍ (Depart you to that which you used to deny! Depart you to a shadow in three columns,) meaning, a flame of fire when it rises and ascends with smoke. So due to its severity and strength, it will have three columns. لاَّ ظَلِيلٍ وَلاَ يُغْنِى مِنَ اللَّهَبِ (Neither shady nor of any use against the fierce flame of the Fire.) meaning, shade of the smoke that comes from the flame -- which itself will not have a shade, nor will it benefit against the flame. This means it will not protect them from the heat of the flame. Allah said, إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَالْقَصْرِ (Verily, it throws sparks as Al-Qasr,) meaning, its sparks will shoot out from its flame like huge castles.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
