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Verse 43of 165

فَلَوْلَآ إِذْ جَآءَهُم بَأْسُنَا تَضَرَّعُوا۟ وَلَٰكِن قَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ﴿٤٣

Translation (Sahih International)

Then why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not humble themselves? But their hearts became hardened, and Satan made attractive to them that which they were doing.

Word-by-word meaning

فَلَوْلَآfalawlāThen why not
إِذْidhwhen
جَآءَهُمjāahumcame to them
بَأْسُنَاbasunāOur punishment
تَضَرَّعُوا۟taḍarraʿūthey humbled themselves
وَلَـٰكِنwalākinBut
قَسَتْqasatbecame hardened
قُلُوبُهُمْqulūbuhumtheir hearts
وَزَيَّنَwazayyanaand made fair-seeming
لَهُمُlahumuto them
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُl-shayṭānuthe Shaitaan
مَاwhat
كَانُوا۟kānūthey used to
يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnado

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Idolators Call On Allah Alone During Torment and DistressAllah states that He does what He wills with His creatures and none can resist His decision or avert what He decrees for them. He is the One Who has no partners, Who accepts the supplication from whomever He wills.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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