The Qur'an

Arabic

إِنَّهَا تَرْمِى بِشَرَرٍ كَٱلْقَصْرِ

Ahmad Ali

It will throw out sparks as logs of wood

Ali Qarai

Indeed it throws up [giant] sparks like castles,

Amhad Khan

Indeed hell throws up sparks like huge castles.

Arberry

that shoots sparks like dry faggots,

Corpus

Indeed, it throws up sparks as the fortress,

Daryabadi

Verily it shall cast forth sparks like Unto a castle.

Hilali & Khan

Verily! It (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr [a fort or a Qasr (huge log of wood)],

Maududi

it indeed throws up sparks like castles,

Muhammad Sarwar

The fire will shoot out sparks as big as huge towers

Muhammad Shakir

Surely it sends up sparks like palaces,

Pickthall

Lo! it throweth up sparks like the castles,

Qaribullah

it throws spits as (high as a huge) palace,

Sahih Intl

Indeed, it throws sparks [as huge] as a fortress,

Talal Itani

It shoots sparks as castles.

Transliteration

Innaha tarmee bishararin kaalqasri

Wahihuddin Khan

and throwing up sparks as huge as towers

Yusuf Ali

"Indeed it throws about sparks (huge) as Forts,

Arabic

كَأَنَّهُۥ جِمَٰلَتٌ صُفْرٌ

Ahmad Ali

So like golden camels."

Ali Qarai

[bright] like yellow camels.

Amhad Khan

Seeming like yellow camels.

Arberry

sparks like to golden herds.

Corpus

As if they (were) camels yellow.

Daryabadi

As though they were camels yellow tawny.

Hilali & Khan

As if they were Jimalatun Sufr (yellow camels or bundles of ropes)."

Maududi

which seem as though they are yellow-coloured camels.

Muhammad Sarwar

and yellow camels.

Muhammad Shakir

As if they were tawny camels.

Pickthall

(Or) as it might be camels of bright yellow hue.

Qaribullah

as black camels.

Sahih Intl

As if they were yellowish [black] camels.

Talal Itani

As if they were yellow camels.

Transliteration

Kaannahu jimalatun sufrun

Wahihuddin Khan

and as bright as a herd of yellow camels.

Yusuf Ali

"As if there were (a string of) yellow camels (marching swiftly)."