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Al-A'raf (The Heights)

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وَنَادَىٰٓ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ أَنْ أَفِيضُوا۟ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ أَوْ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ حَرَّمَهُمَا عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ﴿٥٠﴾

Translation (Sahih International)

And the companions of the Fire will call to the companions of Paradise, "Pour upon us some water or from whatever Allah has provided you." They will say, "Indeed, Allah has forbidden them both to the disbelievers."

Word-by-word meaning

وَنَادَىٰٓwanādāAnd (will) call out
أَصْحَـٰبُaṣḥābu(the) companions
ٱلنَّارِl-nāri(of) the Fire
أَصْحَـٰبَaṣḥāba(to the) companions
ٱلْجَنَّةِl-janati(of) Paradise
أَنْan[that]
أَفِيضُوا۟afīḍūPour
عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon us
مِنَmina[of]
ٱلْمَآءِl-māi(some) water
أَوْawor
مِمَّاmimmāof what
رَزَقَكُمُrazaqakumu(has been) provided (to) you
ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahu(by) Allah
قَالُوٓا۟qālūThey (will) say
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
حَرَّمَهُمَاḥarramahumāhas forbidden both
عَلَىʿalāto
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Favors of paradise are Prohibited for the People of the FireAllah emphasizes the disgrace of the people of the Fire. They will ask the people of Paradise for some of their drink and food, but they will not be given any of that.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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