The Accountability and Helplessness of the Polytheists

As-Saffat — Verses 22–26 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

۞ احْشُرُوا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا وَأَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ ٢٢

(It will be said to the angels): "Assemble those who did wrong, together with their companions (from the devils) and what they used to worship.

۞ احْشُرُوا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا
Assemble those who did wrong
وَأَزْوَاجَهُمْ
together with their companions
وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ
and what they used to worship

مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَاهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ الْجَحِيمِ ٢٣

"Instead of Allah, and lead them on to the way of flaming Fire (Hell);

مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ
Instead of Allah,
فَاهْدُوهُمْ
and lead them
إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ الْجَحِيمِ
on to the way of flaming Fire (Hell);

وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْئُولُونَ ٢٤

"But stop them, verily they are to be questioned.

وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ
But stop them
إِنَّهُم
verily they
مَّسْئُولُونَ
are to be questioned

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ ٢٥

"What is the matter with you? Why do you not help one another (as you used to do in the world)?"

مَا لَكُمْ
What is the matter with you?
لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ
Why do you not help one another (as you used to do in the world)?

بَلْ هُمُ الْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ ٢٦

Nay, but that Day they shall surrender,

بَلْ
Nay,
هُمُ الْيَوْمَ
but that Day they
مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ
shall surrender,