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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 161of 286

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَمَاتُوا۟ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَعْنَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ﴿١٦١

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers - upon them will be the curse of Allah and of the angels and the people, all together,

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve[d]
وَمَاتُوا۟wamātūand die[d]
وَهُمْwahumwhile they
كُفَّارٌkuffārun(were) disbelievers
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَulāikathose
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimon them
لَعْنَةُlaʿnatu(is the) curse
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِwal-malāikatiand the Angels
وَٱلنَّاسِwal-nāsiand the mankind
أَجْمَعِينَajmaʿīnaall together

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Eternal Curse for Those Who hide Religious CommandmentsThese Ayat sternly warn against those who hide the clear signs that the Messengers were sent with which guide to the correct path and beneficial guidance for the hearts, after Allah has made such aspects clear for His servants through the Books that He revealed to His Messengers. Abu Al-`Aliyah said that these Ayat, "were revealed about the People of the Scripture who hid the description of Muhammad .

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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