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Al-Hajj 19

Ayah 19 of 78 · Medinan

۞ هَٰذَانِ خَصۡمَانِ ٱخۡتَصَمُواْ فِي رَبِّهِمۡۖ فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ قُطِّعَتۡ لَهُمۡ ثِيَابٞ مِّن نَّارٖ يُصَبُّ مِن فَوۡقِ رُءُوسِهِمُ ٱلۡحَمِيمُ ١٩

These1 are two adversaries who have disputed over their Lord. But those who disbelieved will have cut out for them garments of fire. Poured upon their heads will be scalding water

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., the believers and the disbelievers.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ هَٰذَانِThese twohādhāni
  2. خَصۡمَانِopponentskhaṣmāni
  3. ٱخۡتَصَمُواْdisputeikh'taṣamū
  4. فِيconcerningfī
  5. رَبِّهِمۡۖtheir Lordrabbihim
  6. فَٱلَّذِينَBut those whofa-alladhīna
  7. كَفَرُواْdisbelievedkafarū
  8. قُطِّعَتۡwill be cut outquṭṭiʿat
  9. لَهُمۡfor themlahum
  10. ثِيَابٞgarmentsthiyābun
  11. مِّنofmin
  12. نَّارٖfirenārin
  13. يُصَبُّWill be pouredyuṣabbu
  14. مِنovermin
  15. فَوۡقِoverfawqi
  16. رُءُوسِهِمُtheir headsruūsihimu
  17. ٱلۡحَمِيمُ[the] scalding waterl-ḥamīmu

Tafsir

These are two parties arguing regarding their Lord, as to which of them is right: the party of faith and party of disbelief. The party of disbelief will be encompassed by the fire, just as clothes cover the person wearing them, and extremely hot water will be poured on top of their heads.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran