Punishment of sinners
Verses describing the sinful traits of wrongdoers and their ultimate punishment in Hell.
- 24
- verses
- 22
- Meccan
- 2
- Medinan
- 0.92
- cohesion
Cohesion is how alike these verses are to the group’s centre, from 0 to 1. This is on the loose side, so the group holds together less tightly than most.
The verses
Closest to the group’s centre first.
لَّا يَأْكُلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْخَٰطِـُٔونَ
None will eat it except the sinners.
إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا
Indeed, Hell has been lying in wait
وَنَسُوقُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ وِرْدًا
And will drive the criminals to Hell in thirst
تَنَزَّلُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ
They descend upon every sinful liar.
سَأُرْهِقُهُۥ صَعُودًا
I will cover him with arduous torment.
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,
إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ
Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness.
قُتِلَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَآ أَكْفَرَهُۥ
Cursed is man; how disbelieving is he.
ثُمَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ
Then into Hellfire drive him.
وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ
And burning in Hellfire
وَمَآ أَضَلَّنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
And no one misguided us except the criminals.
إِنَّهَا سَآءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا
Indeed, it is evil as a settlement and residence."
يَغْشَى ٱلنَّاسَ هَٰذَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Covering the people; this is a painful torment.
إِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا
When evil touches him, impatient,
مُسْتَكْبِرِينَ بِهِۦ سَٰمِرًا تَهْجُرُونَ
In arrogance regarding it, conversing by night, speaking evil.
هَٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى يُكَذِّبُ بِهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ
This is Hell, which the criminals deny.
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the angels of Hell.
نَاصِيَةٍ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
A lying, sinning forelock.
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ مُّرِيبٍ
Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter,
عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.
لَوْلَا يَنْهَىٰهُمُ ٱلرَّبَّٰنِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ عَن قَوْلِهِمُ ٱلْإِثْمَ وَأَكْلِهِمُ ٱلسُّحْتَ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ
Why do the rabbis and religious scholars not forbid them from saying what is sinful and devouring what is unlawful? How wretched is what they have been practicing.
طَعَامُ ٱلْأَثِيمِ
Is food for the sinful.
سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ ٱلْكَذَّابُ ٱلْأَشِرُ
They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
عَنِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ
About the criminals,
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