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Al-Jathiyah (The Crouching)

Verse 8of 37

يَسْمَعُ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًۭا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍۢ﴿٨

Translation (Sahih International)

Who hears the verses of Allah recited to him, then persists arrogantly as if he had not heard them. So give him tidings of a painful punishment.

Word-by-word meaning

يَسْمَعُyasmaʿuWho hears
ءَايَـٰتِāyāti(the) Verses
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
تُتْلَىٰtut'lārecited
عَلَيْهِʿalayhito him
ثُمَّthummathen
يُصِرُّyuṣirrupersists
مُسْتَكْبِرًۭاmus'takbiranarrogantly
كَأَنka-anas if
لَّمْlamnot
يَسْمَعْهَا ۖyasmaʿhāhe heard them
فَبَشِّرْهُfabashir'huSo give him tidings
بِعَذَابٍbiʿadhābin(of) a punishment
أَلِيمٍۢalīminpainful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Description of the Sinful Liar and His RequitalAllah the Exalted says,تِلْكَ آيَـتُ اللَّهِ(These are the Ayat of Allah) -- in reference to the Qur'an with the proofs and evidences that it contains,نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِالْحَقِّ(which We recite to you with truth.) for they contain the truth from the Truth (i.e., Allah).

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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