وَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُواْ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٖ ١٥
And they requested decision [i.e., victory from Allāh], and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُواْAnd they sought victorywa-is'taftaḥū
- وَخَابَand disappointedwakhāba
- كُلُّeverykullu
- جَبَّارٍtyrantjabbārin
- عَنِيدٖobstinateʿanīdin
Tafsir
The messengers asked Allah to make them victorious over their enemies. Every person who is arrogant and stubborn towards the truth, who does not follow it despite it being apparent to him, is a loser.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran