فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
FaittalaAAa faraahu fee sawai aljaheemi
He looked down and saw him in the midst of the Fire.
37. Safat · verses 55–65
سورة الصّافّاتقَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ
Qala taAllahi in kidta laturdeeni
He said: "By Allah! thou wast little short of bringing me to perdition!
وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ
Walawla niAAmatu rabbee lakuntu mina almuhdareena
"Had it not been for the Grace of my Lord, I should certainly have been among those brought (there)!
أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ
Afama nahnu bimayyiteena
"Is it (the case) that we shall not die,
إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
Illa mawtatana aloola wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena
"Except our first death, and that we shall not be punished?"
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ
Inna hatha lahuwa alfawzu alAAatheemu
Verily this is the supreme achievement!
لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ
Limithli hatha falyaAAmali alAAamiloona
For the like of this let all strive, who wish to strive.
أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Athalika khayrun nuzulan am shajaratu alzzaqqoomi
Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum?
إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Inna jaAAalnaha fitnatan lilththalimeena
For We have truly made it (as) a trial for the wrong-doers.
إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
Innaha shajaratun takhruju fee asli aljaheemi
For it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire:
طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ
TalAAuha kaannahu ruoosu alshshayateeni
The shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils:
