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Az-Zumar (The Troops)

Verse 16of 75

لَهُم مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ ظُلَلٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ وَمِن تَحْتِهِمْ ظُلَلٌۭ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يُخَوِّفُ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ عِبَادَهُۥ ۚ يَٰعِبَادِ فَٱتَّقُونِ﴿١٦

Translation (Sahih International)

They will have canopies of fire above them and below them, canopies. By that Allah threatens His servants. O My servants, then fear Me.

Word-by-word meaning

لَهُمlahumFor them
مِّنminfrom
فَوْقِهِمْfawqihimabove them
ظُلَلٌۭẓulaluncoverings
مِّنَminaof
ٱلنَّارِl-nārithe Fire
وَمِنwaminand from
تَحْتِهِمْtaḥtihimbelow them
ظُلَلٌۭ ۚẓulaluncoverings
ذَٰلِكَdhālika(With) that
يُخَوِّفُyukhawwifuthreatens
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
بِهِۦbihi[with it]
عِبَادَهُۥ ۚʿibādahuHis slaves
يَـٰعِبَادِyāʿibādiO My slaves
فَٱتَّقُونِfa-ittaqūniSo fear Me

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Creating Fear of the Punishment of AllahAllah `says, say O Muhammad, even though you are the Messenger of Allah ﷺ:'إِنِّى أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ(Verily, if I disobey my Lord, I am afraid of the torment of a great Day.) meaning the Day of Resurrection.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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