لَّا بَارِدٍ وَّلَا كَرِيْمٍ ( الواقعة: ٤٤ )
Laa baaridinw wa laa kareem (al-Wāqiʿah 56:44)
Sahih International:
Neither cool nor beneficial. (Al-Waqi'ah [56] : 44)
1 Mufti Taqi Usmani
neither cool nor graceful.
2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
neither cool nor refreshing.
3 Ruwwad Translation Center
neither cool nor refreshing.
4 A. J. Arberry
neither cool, neither goodly;
5 Abdul Haleem
neither cool nor refreshing.
6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Neither cool nor pleasant.
7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Nothing (will there be) to refresh, nor to please;
8 Abul Ala Maududi
which will neither be cool nor soothing.
9 Ahmed Ali
Neither cool nor agreeable.
10 Ahmed Raza Khan
Which is neither cool nor is for respect.
11 Ali Quli Qarai
neither cool nor beneficial.
12 Ali Ünal
(A shadow) neither cooling nor refreshing.
13 Amatul Rahman Omar
(Which is) neither cool (to refresh) nor honourable nor of any good to please at all.
14 English Literal
Not cool/cold, and nor hospitable/kind .
15 Faridul Haque
Which is neither cool nor is for respect.
16 Hamid S. Aziz
Neither cool nor honourable.
17 Hilali & Khan
(That shadow) neither cool, nor (even) good,
18 Maulana Mohammad Ali
And shadow of black smoke,
19 Mohammad Habib Shakir
Neither cool nor honorable.
20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Neither cool nor refreshing.
21 Muhammad Sarwar
neither cold nor graceful in shape.
22 Qaribullah & Darwish
23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
24 Wahiduddin Khan
neither cool nor refreshing.
25 Talal Itani
Neither cool, nor refreshing.
26 Tafsir jalalayn
neither cool, like all other shade, nor pleasant, [nor] agreeable in its appearance.
27 Tafseer Ibn Kathir
Neither Barid nor Karim,
means, it neither brings soft, cool breeze nor appears clear.
Al-Hasan and Qatadah commented on Allah's statement,
وَلَا كَرِيمٍ
(nor Karim),
"Its sight is not pleasant."
Ad-Dahhak said,
"Every drink that is not fresh, is not Karim (pleasant).
Then, Allah the Exalted stated that they deserve this end,
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ
- القرآن الكريم - الواقعة٥٦ :٤٤
Al-Waqi'ah 56:44