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فَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ﴿٢٩

Translation (Sahih International)

So enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and how wretched is the residence of the arrogant.

Word-by-word meaning

فَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟fa-ud'khulūSo enter
أَبْوَٰبَabwāba(the) gates
جَهَنَّمَjahannama(of) Hell
خَـٰلِدِينَkhālidīna(to) abide forever
فِيهَا ۖfīhāin it
فَلَبِئْسَfalabi'saSurely, wretched
مَثْوَىmathwā(is the) abode
ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَl-mutakabirīna(of) the arrogant

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Condition of the Disbeliever during and after DeathAllah informs us of the state of the idolators who are doing wrong to themselves when death approaches and the angels come to seize their evil souls. فَأَلْقَوُاْ السَّلَمَ(Then, they will (falsely) submit) meaning, they will make it appear as if they used to listen and obey by saying, مَا كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ مِن سُوءٍ(We did not do any evil.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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