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إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَرِثُ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَنْ عَلَيْهَا وَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ﴿٤٠

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, it is We who will inherit the earth and whoever is on it, and to Us they will be returned.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّاinnāIndeed, We
نَحْنُnaḥnu[We]
نَرِثُnarithu[We] will inherit
ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earth
وَمَنْwamanand whoever
عَلَيْهَاʿalayhā(is) on it
وَإِلَيْنَاwa-ilaynāand to Us
يُرْجَعُونَyur'jaʿūnathey will be returned

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Disbeliever's warning of the Day of DistressAllah, the Exalted, says informing about the disbelievers on the Day of Resurrection that they will be made to have the clearest hearing and sight. This is as Allah says,وَلَوْ تَرَى إِذِ الْمُجْرِمُونَ نَاكِسُواْ رُءُوسِهِمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ رَبَّنَآ أَبْصَرْنَا وَسَمِعْنَا(And if you only could see when the criminals hang their heads before their Lord (saying): "Our Lord! We have now seen and heard.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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