وَوَقَعَ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ عَلَيۡهِم بِمَا ظَلَمُواْ فَهُمۡ لَا يَنطِقُونَ ٨٥
And the decree will befall them 1 for the wrong they did, and they will not [be able to] speak.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Allāh's decree will come into effect upon them, and His promise will be fulfilled.
Word by word Each word's meaning and sound
وَوَقَعَ And (will be) fulfilled wawaqaʿa ٱلۡقَوۡلُ the word l-qawlu عَلَيۡهِم against them ʿalayhim بِمَا because bimā ظَلَمُواْ they wronged ẓalamū فَهُمۡ and they fahum لَا (will) not lā يَنطِقُونَ speak yanṭiqūna Tafsir And the punishment will befall them due to their disbelieving in Allah and denying His ayahs. They will not speak to defend themselves due to their inability and the falsity of their proofs.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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