The Fate of Arrogant Disbelievers and Mockers of Allah's Ayat

Al-Jathiyah — Verses 7–11 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ ٧

Woe to every sinful liar,

وَيْلٌ
Woe
لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ
to every sinful liar
أَثِيمٍ

يَسْمَعُ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ٨

Who hears the Verses of Allah (being) recited to him, yet persists with pride as if he heard them not. So announce to him a painful torment!

يَسْمَعُ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ
Who hears the Verses of Allah
تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ
(being) recited to him
ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًا
yet persists with pride
كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا ۖ
as if he heard them not
فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
So announce to him a painful torment

وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا شَيْئًا اتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ ٩

And when he learns something of Our Verses (this Quran), he makes them a jest. For such there will be a humiliating torment.

وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا شَيْئًا
And when he learns something of Our Verses
اتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا ۚ
he makes them a jest.
أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ
For such there will be a humiliating torment.

مِّن وَرَائِهِمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَلَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُم مَّا كَسَبُوا شَيْئًا وَلَا مَا اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ١٠

In front of them there is Hell, and that which they have earned will be of no profit to them, nor (will be of any profit to them) those whom they have taken as Auliya' (protectors, helpers, etc.) besides Allah. And theirs will be a great torment.

مِّن وَرَائِهِمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ
In front of them there is Hell,
وَلَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُم مَّا كَسَبُوا شَيْئًا
and that which they have earned will be of no profit to them,
وَلَا مَا اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ ۖ
nor (will be of any profit to them) those whom they have taken as Auliya' (protectors, helpers, etc.) besides Allah.
وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ
And theirs will be a great torment.

هَٰذَا هُدًى ۖ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ ١١

This (Quran) is a guidance. And those who disbelieve in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord, for them there is a painful torment of Rijz (a severe kind of punishment).

هَٰذَا هُدًى ۖ
This (Quran) is a guidance.
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ
And those who disbelieve in the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord,
لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ
for them there is a painful torment of Rijz (a severe kind of punishment).