If those who disbelieve only knew, when they cannot keep the fire off their faces and off their backs, and they will not be helped.
Al-Anbiya 21:39
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لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَنْ وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَلَا عَنْ ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنْصَرُونَ
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If those who disbelieve only knew, when they cannot keep the fire off their faces and off their backs, and they will not be helped.
If only those who don't believe knew about the time when they won't be able to keep the fire away from their faces or their backs. No one will help them.
If only those who disbelieve knew — when they won't be able to keep the fire away from their faces or their backs, and no one will help them.
If only those who disbelieve knew the time when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces or from their backs, nor will they be helped.
If those who disbelieve only knew, when they cannot keep the fire off their faces, and off their backs, and they will not be helped.
If those who disbelieve only knew, when they cannot keep the fire off their faces, and off their backs, and they will not be helped.
If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided...
If only those who disbelieved knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs, and they will not be helped.
If only the disbelievers knew the moment when they would be unable to ward the Fire off their faces or their backs, nor would they be helped.
If only the Unbelievers knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and (when) no help can reach them!
If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not be able to drive off the fire from their faces and from their backs, and they will not be helped!
If only those who deny the truth knew the time when they would not be able to ward off the fire neither from their faces nor from their backs. They will not be helped!
If only the unbelievers knew of the Hour when they shall not be able to keep off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs; nor shall they be helped.
If only the faithless knew about the time when they will not be able to keep the Fire off their faces and their backs, nor will they be helped!
Law yaAAlamu allatheena kafaroo heena la yakuffoona AAan wujoohihimu alnnara wala AAan thuhoorihim wala hum yunsaroona