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Al-Furqan (The Criterion)

Verse 77of 77

قُلْ مَا يَعْبَؤُا۟ بِكُمْ رَبِّى لَوْلَا دُعَآؤُكُمْ ۖ فَقَدْ كَذَّبْتُمْ فَسَوْفَ يَكُونُ لِزَامًۢا﴿٧٧

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, "What would my Lord care for you if not for your supplication?" For you [disbelievers] have denied, so your denial is going to be adherent.

Word-by-word meaning

قُلْqulSay
مَاNot
يَعْبَؤُا۟yaʿba-uwill care
بِكُمْbikumfor you
رَبِّىrabbīmy Lord
لَوْلَاlawlāif not
دُعَآؤُكُمْ ۖduʿāukumyour prayer (is to Him)
فَقَدْfaqadBut verily
كَذَّبْتُمْkadhabtumyou have denied
فَسَوْفَfasawfaso soon
يَكُونُyakūnuwill be
لِزَامًۢاlizāmanthe inevitable (punishment)

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Reward of the Servants of the Most Gracious, and a Warning to the People of MakkahAfter mentioning the beautiful attributes of His believing servants, and their fine words and deeds, Allah then says:أُوْلَـئِكَ(Those) meaning, the people who are described in this manner,يُجْزَوْنَ(will be rewarded) on the Day of Resurrection,الْغُرْفَةَ(with the highest place), which is Paradise. Abu Ja`far Al-Baqir, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Ad-Dahhak and As-Suddi said, "It was so called because of its elevation.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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