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Al-Qasas 42

Ayah 42 of 88 · Meccan

وَأَتۡبَعۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا لَعۡنَةٗۖ وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ هُم مِّنَ ٱلۡمَقۡبُوحِينَ ٤٢

And We caused to overtake them in this world a curse, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be of the despised.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Literally, "those made hideous," who will be far removed from all good and mercy.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَأَتۡبَعۡنَٰهُمۡAnd We caused to follow themwa-atbaʿnāhum
  2. فِيinfī
  3. هَٰذِهِthishādhihi
  4. ٱلدُّنۡيَاworldl-dun'yā
  5. لَعۡنَةٗۖa curselaʿnatan
  6. وَيَوۡمَand (on the) Daywayawma
  7. ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionl-qiyāmati
  8. هُمtheyhum
  9. مِّنَ(will be) ofmina
  10. ٱلۡمَقۡبُوحِينَthe despisedl-maqbūḥīna

Tafsir

And I followed their punishment up with another, which was humiliation and exile in the worldly life. And then on the Day of Judgement they will be distanced from My mercy and detested by Me and My believing servants.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran