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Al-Baqarah 90

Ayah 90 of 286 · Medinan

بِئۡسَمَا ٱشۡتَرَوۡاْ بِهِۦٓ أَنفُسَهُمۡ أَن يَكۡفُرُواْ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بَغۡيًا أَن يُنَزِّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦۖ فَبَآءُو بِغَضَبٍ عَلَىٰ غَضَبٖۚ وَلِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٞ مُّهِينٞ ٩٠

How wretched is that for which they sold themselves - that they would disbelieve in what Allāh has revealed through [their] outrage that Allāh would send down His favor upon whom He wills from among His servants. So they returned having [earned] wrath upon wrath. And for the disbelievers is a humiliating punishment.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. بِئۡسَمَاEvil (is) thatbi'samā
  2. ٱشۡتَرَوۡاْ(for) which they have soldish'taraw
  3. بِهِۦٓwithbihi
  4. أَنفُسَهُمۡthemselvesanfusahum
  5. أَنthatan
  6. يَكۡفُرُواْthey disbelieveyakfurū
  7. بِمَآin whatbimā
  8. أَنزَلَhas revealedanzala
  9. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  10. بَغۡيًاgrudgingbaghyan
  11. أَنthatan
  12. يُنَزِّلَsends downyunazzila
  13. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  14. مِنofmin
  15. فَضۡلِهِۦHis Gracefaḍlihi
  16. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  17. مَنwhomman
  18. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  19. مِنۡfrommin
  20. عِبَادِهِۦۖHis servantsʿibādihi
  21. فَبَآءُوSo they have drawn (on themselves)fabāū
  22. بِغَضَبٍwrathbighaḍabin
  23. عَلَىٰuponʿalā
  24. غَضَبٖۚwrathghaḍabin
  25. وَلِلۡكَٰفِرِينَAnd for the disbelieverswalil'kāfirīna
  26. عَذَابٞ(is) a punishmentʿadhābun
  27. مُّهِينٞhumiliatingmuhīnun

Tafsir

How miserable is what they accepted in exchange for their portion of faith in Allah and His messengers. They disbelieved what Allah revealed, and unjustly and enviously rejected His prophets, because He gave prophethood and the Qur’ān to Muhammad (peace be upon him). For disbelieving in Muhammad (peace be upon him) and for distorting the Torah beforehand, they deserved anger upon anger from Allah. A humiliating torment on the Day of Judgement will meet those who disbelieved in the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran