وَاسْتَفْتَحُوا وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ ١٥

But they (the Messengers) sought victory and help [from their Lord (Allah)], and every obstinate, arrogant dictator (who refuses to believe in the Oneness of Allah) was brought to a complete loss and destruction.

وَاسْتَفْتَحُوا

But they (the Messengers) sought victory and help

وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ

and every obstinate, arrogant dictator (who refuses to believe in the Oneness of Allah) was brought to a complete loss and destruction.

مِّن وَرَائِهِ جَهَنَّمُ وَيُسْقَىٰ مِن مَّاءٍ صَدِيدٍ ١٦

In front of him (every obstinate, arrogant dictator) is Hell, and he will be made to drink boiling, festering water.

مِّن وَرَائِهِ

In front of him

جَهَنَّمُ

is Hell

وَيُسْقَىٰ

and he will be made to drink

مِن مَّاءٍ صَدِيدٍ

boiling, festering water

يَتَجَرَّعُهُ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُسِيغُهُ وَيَأْتِيهِ الْمَوْتُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِمَيِّتٍ ۖ وَمِن وَرَائِهِ عَذَابٌ غَلِيظٌ ١٧

He will sip it unwillingly, and he will find a great difficulty to swallow it down his throat, and death will come to him from every side, yet he will not die and in front of him, will be a great torment.

يَتَجَرَّعُهُ

He will sip it unwillingly,

وَلَا يَكَادُ يُسِيغُهُ

and he will find a great difficulty to swallow it down his throat,

وَيَأْتِيهِ الْمَوْتُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ

and death will come to him from every side,

وَمَا هُوَ بِمَيِّتٍ ۖ

yet he will not die

وَمِن وَرَائِهِ عَذَابٌ غَلِيظٌ

and in front of him, will be a great torment.