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وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلشِّمَالِ﴿٤١

Translation (Sahih International)

And the companions of the left - what are the companions of the left?

Word-by-word meaning

وَأَصْحَـٰبُwa-aṣḥābuAnd (the) companions
ٱلشِّمَالِl-shimāli(of) the left
مَآwhat
أَصْحَـٰبُaṣḥābu(are the) companions
ٱلشِّمَالِl-shimāli(of) the left

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Those on the Left and Their RecompenseAfter Allah mentioned the condition of those on the right hand, He then mentioned the condition of those on the left hand,وَأَصْحَـبُ الشِّمَالِ مَآ أَصْحَـبُ الشِّمَالِ (And those on the left How will be those on the left) meaning, `What is the condition of those on the left,' then explains His statement, by saying,فِى سَمُومٍ(in Samum,) means, a fierce hot wind,وَحَمِيمٍ(and Hamim.) i.e.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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