39. Surah Az-Zumar

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ تَرَى الَّذِينَ كَذَبُواْ عَلَى اللَّهِ وُجُوهُهُم مُّسْوَدَّةٌ...

39:60 [Ali]. On the Day of Judgement wilt thou see those who told lies against Allah;

their faces will be turned black;

C4332. As spotless white is the symbol of purity, honour and truth, so black is the symbol of evil, disgrace, and falsehood. Perhaps "black" in connection with Hell also refers to the scorching punishment of the Fire.

... أَلَيْسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ﴿٦٠﴾

is there not in Hell an abode for the Haughty?

C4333. Cf. above, 39:32, and n. 4292, where the subtle implication of the interrogative form is explained.

Asad’s Version:

39:59 [But God will reply:] "Yea, indeed! My messages did come unto thee; but thou gavest them the lie, and wert filled with false pride, and wert among those who deny the truth!"

(39:60) And [so,] on the Day of Resurrection thou wilt see all who invenied lies about God [with] their faces darkened [by grief and ignominy]. 62 Is not hell the [proper] abode for all who are given to false pride?"