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Al-A'raf (The Heights)

Verse 48of 206

وَنَادَىٰٓ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالًۭا يَعْرِفُونَهُم بِسِيمَىٰهُمْ قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنكُمْ جَمْعُكُمْ وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ﴿٤٨

Translation (Sahih International)

And the companions of the Elevations will call to men [within Hell] whom they recognize by their mark, saying, "Of no avail to you was your gathering and [the fact] that you were arrogant."

Word-by-word meaning

وَنَادَىٰٓwanādāAnd (will) call out
أَصْحَـٰبُaṣḥābu(the) companions
ٱلْأَعْرَافِl-aʿrāfi(of) the heights
رِجَالًۭاrijālan(to) men
يَعْرِفُونَهُمyaʿrifūnahumwhom they recognize
بِسِيمَىٰهُمْbisīmāhumby their marks
قَالُوا۟qālūsaying
مَآNot
أَغْنَىٰaghnā(has) availed
عَنكُمْʿankum[to] you
جَمْعُكُمْjamʿukumyour gathering
وَمَاwamāand what
كُنتُمْkuntumyou were
تَسْتَكْبِرُونَtastakbirūnaarrogant (about)

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

مَآ أَغْنَى عَنكُمْ جَمْعُكُمْ("Of what benefit to you was your gathering...") meaning, your great numbers, وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ("...and your arrogance") This Ayah means, your great numbers and wealth did not save you from Allah's torment. Rather, you are dwelling in His torment and punishment.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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