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Verse 8of 38

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَتَعْسًۭا لَّهُمْ وَأَضَلَّ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ﴿٨

Translation (Sahih International)

But those who disbelieve - for them is misery, and He will waste their deeds.

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaBut those who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve
فَتَعْسًۭاfataʿsandestruction (is)
لَّهُمْlahumfor them
وَأَضَلَّwa-aḍallaand He will cause to be lost
أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْaʿmālahumtheir deeds

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Command to strike the Enemies' Necks, tighten Their Bonds, and then free Them either by an Act of Grace or for a RansomGuiding the believers to what they should employ in their fights against the idolators, Allah says,فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَضَرْبَ الرِّقَابِ(So, when you meet those who disbelieve (in battle), smite their necks) which means, `when you fight against them, cut them down totally with your swords.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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