إِنَّ Indeed inna (the) tree shajarata (of) Zaqqum l-zaqūmi
Indeed, the tree of zaqqūm
طَعَامُ (Will be) food ṭaʿāmu (of) the sinner(s) l-athīmi
Is food for the sinful.
كَٱلْمُهْلِ Like the murky oil kal-muh'li it will boil yaghlī in fī the bellies l-buṭūni
Like murky oil, it boils within bellies
كَغَلْىِ Like boiling kaghalyi (of) scalding water l-ḥamīmi
Like the boiling of scalding water.
خُذُوهُ Seize him khudhūhu and drag him fa-iʿ'tilūhu into ilā (the) midst sawāi (of) the Hellfire l-jaḥīmi
[It will be commanded], "Seize him and drag him into the midst of the Hellfire,
ثُمَّ Then thumma pour ṣubbū over fawqa his head rasihi of min (the) punishment ʿadhābi (of) the scalding water l-ḥamīmi
Then pour over his head from the torment of scalding water."
ذُقْ Taste dhuq Indeed, you innaka [you] (were) anta the mighty l-ʿazīzu the noble l-karīmu
[It will be said], "Taste! Indeed, you are the honored, the noble!
إِنَّ Indeed inna this hādhā (is) what mā you used to kuntum [about it] bihi doubt tamtarūna
Indeed, this is what you used to dispute."