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Ghafir (The Forgiver)

Verse 83of 85

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَرِحُوا۟ بِمَا عِندَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ﴿٨٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And when their messengers came to them with clear proofs, they [merely] rejoiced in what they had of knowledge, but they were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.

Word-by-word meaning

فَلَمَّاfalammāThen when
جَآءَتْهُمْjāathumcame to them
رُسُلُهُمrusuluhumtheir Messengers
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِbil-bayinātiwith clear proofs
فَرِحُوا۟fariḥūthey rejoiced
بِمَاbimāin what
عِندَهُمʿindahumthey had
مِّنَminaof
ٱلْعِلْمِl-ʿil'mithe knowledge
وَحَاقَwaḥāqaand enveloped
بِهِمbihimthem
مَّاwhat
كَانُوا۟kānūthey used to
بِهِۦbihi[at it]
يَسْتَهْزِءُونَyastahziūnamock

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Lesson to be learned from what happened to Those Who Came beforeAllah tells us about the nations who rejected their Messengers in ancient times. He mentioned the severe punishment they suffered despite their great strength, He mentioned the traces which they left behind in the earth and the great wealth they amassed. None of that availed them anything and could not prevent the punishment of Allah at all.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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