ذَٰلِكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَفۡرَحُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَمۡرَحُونَ ٧٥
[The angels will say], "That was because you used to exult upon the earth without right and you used to behave insolently.
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ذَٰلِكُم That was dhālikum بِمَا because bimā كُنتُمۡ you used to kuntum تَفۡرَحُونَ rejoice tafraḥūna فِي in fī ٱلۡأَرۡضِ the earth l-arḍi بِغَيۡرِ without bighayri ٱلۡحَقِّ right l-ḥaqi وَبِمَا and because wabimā كُنتُمۡ you used to kuntum تَمۡرَحُونَ be insolent tamraḥūna Tafsir It will be said to them: “That punishment which you are suffering is due to your rejoicing over the idolatry you were upon and due to your excess in rejoicing.
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