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Al-Kahf 29

Ayah 29 of 110 · Meccan

وَقُلِ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمۡۖ فَمَن شَآءَ فَلۡيُؤۡمِن وَمَن شَآءَ فَلۡيَكۡفُرۡۚ إِنَّآ أَعۡتَدۡنَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمۡ سُرَادِقُهَاۚ وَإِن يَسۡتَغِيثُواْ يُغَاثُواْ بِمَآءٖ كَٱلۡمُهۡلِ يَشۡوِي ٱلۡوُجُوهَۚ بِئۡسَ ٱلشَّرَابُ وَسَآءَتۡ مُرۡتَفَقًا ٢٩

And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve." Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them. And if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky oil, which scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَقُلِAnd saywaquli
  2. ٱلۡحَقُّThe truthl-ḥaqu
  3. مِن(is) frommin
  4. رَّبِّكُمۡۖyour Lordrabbikum
  5. فَمَنso whoeverfaman
  6. شَآءَwills shāa
  7. فَلۡيُؤۡمِنlet him believefalyu'min
  8. وَمَنand whoeverwaman
  9. شَآءَwills shāa
  10. فَلۡيَكۡفُرۡۚlet him disbelievefalyakfur
  11. إِنَّآIndeed, Weinnā
  12. أَعۡتَدۡنَاhave preparedaʿtadnā
  13. لِلظَّٰلِمِينَfor the wrongdoerslilẓẓālimīna
  14. نَارًاa Firenāran
  15. أَحَاطَwill surroundaḥāṭa
  16. بِهِمۡthembihim
  17. سُرَادِقُهَاۚits wallssurādiquhā
  18. وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
  19. يَسۡتَغِيثُواْthey call for reliefyastaghīthū
  20. يُغَاثُواْthey will be relievedyughāthū
  21. بِمَآءٖwith waterbimāin
  22. كَٱلۡمُهۡلِlike molten brasskal-muh'li
  23. يَشۡوِي(which) scaldsyashwī
  24. ٱلۡوُجُوهَۚthe facesl-wujūha
  25. بِئۡسَWretchedbi'sa
  26. ٱلشَّرَابُ(is) the drinkl-sharābu
  27. وَسَآءَتۡand evilwasāat
  28. مُرۡتَفَقًا(is) the resting placemur'tafaqan

Tafsir

Say - O Messenger: to those who neglect Allah’s remembrance due to the heedlessness of their hearts: What I have brought to you is the truth. It is from Allah and not from me. I cannot accede to your request to chase away the believers. Whoever amongst you wishes to have faith in this truth then let him do so for he will be pleased by the reward. Whoever amongst you wants to reject it let him do so, for he will be grieved by the punishment that awaits him. I have prepared for those who wrong themselves, by choosing disbelief, a huge fire whose walls will surround them and as a result they will not be able to escape from it. If they had to seek relief of water on account of the severe thirst they experience, they will be given water like murky oil that will be extremely hot and will scald their faces due to its heat. What a terrible drink is this drink that will be provided for their relief! It will not quench their thirst but will make it worse and it will not put out the flames burning their faces. What a miserable destination and place of residence is the fire!

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran