Surah 68. Al-Qalam, Ayah 16
| سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الْخُرْطُومِ |
| Transliteration | : | sa- nasim -hu calaa al- khurt.om |
| Pickthall | : | We shall brand him on the nose. |
| Asad | : | [For this] We shall brand him with indelible disgrace!10 |
| Malik | : | Soon We shall brand him on the snout. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Soon shall We brand (the beast) on the snout! 5605 |
Note - 10Lit., "We shall brand him on the snout" (khurtum)". All
commentators point out that this idiomatic phrase has a
strictly metaphorical meaning, namely, "We shall
stigmatize him with indelible disgrace" (cf. Lane II,
724, quoting both Raghib and Taj al-'Arus).
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Note - 5605Literally, proboscis, the most sensitive limb of the
elephant. The sinner makes himself a beast and can only
be controlled by his snout.
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