Quran 88:2 Translations

Al-Ghashiya (The Overwhelming Event) 88:2

وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَاشِعَةٌ

Transliteration

Wujoohun yawmaithin khashiAAatun

Ahmad Ali

Many faces will be contrite on that day,

Ali Qarai

Some faces on that day will be humbled,

Amhad Khan

Many a face will be disgraced on that day.

Arberry

Faces on that day humbled,

Corpus Quran

Faces that Day (will be) humbled,

Daryabadi

Faces on that Day shall be downcast,

Hilali & Khan

Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of all disbelievers, Jews and Christians, etc.).

Maududi

Some faces that Day shall be downcast with fear,

Muhammad Sarwar

On that day the faces of some people will be humbly cast down,

Muhammad Shakir

(Some) faces on that day shall be downcast,

Pickthall

On that day (many) faces will be downcast,

Qaribullah

On that Day faces shall be humbled,

Sahih Intl

[Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled,

Talal Itani

Faces on that Day will be shamed.

Wahihuddin Khan

On that Day, there shall be downcast faces,

Yusuf Ali

Some faces, that Day, will be humiliated,