Surah Az-Zumar 39:16 — translation and meaning

الزمر · Verse 16 / 75 · Page 460

ۚ ۚ لَهُم مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ مِّنَ النَّارِ وَمِن تَحْتِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ ذَلِكَ يُخَوِّفُ اللَّهُ بِهِ عِبَادَهُ يَاعِبَادِ فَاتَّقُونِ

Word by Word

ۚ
ۚ
لَهُم
lahum
For them
مِّن
min
from
فَوْقِهِمْ
fawqihim
above them
ظُلَلٌ
zulalun
coverings
مِّنَ
mina
of
النَّارِ
al-nari
the Fire
وَمِن
wamin
and from
تَحْتِهِمْ
tahtihim
below them
ظُلَلٌ
zulalun
coverings
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
(With) that
يُخَوِّفُ
yukhawwifu
threatens
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
بِهِ
bihi
[with it]
عِبَادَهُ
ibadahu
His slaves
يَاعِبَادِ
ya'ibadi
O My slaves!
فَاتَّقُونِ
fa-ittaquni
So fear Me

Transliteration

Lahum min fawqihim zulalum minan Naari wa min tahtihim zulal; zaalika yukhaw wiful laahu bihee 'ibaadah; yaa 'ibaadi fattaqoon

Translation

They will have canopies of fire above them and below them, canopies. By that Allah threatens His servants. O My servants, then fear Me.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They will have the fire, extreme heat and smoke from above and beneath them there will be smoke, flames and heat. That punishment is what Allah warns His servants of. O My servants, so fear Me by fulfilling My instructions and avoiding My prohibitions.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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"They will have canopies of fire above them and below them, canop…" — Az-Zumar 39:16