سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ

Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 163

Those drawn up in Ranks · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 452

إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿163﴾
Except those who are predestined to burn in Hell!
إِلَّا illā Except
مَنْ man who
هُوَ huwa he
صَالِ ṣāli (is) to burn
ٱلْجَحِيمِ l-jaḥīmi (in) the Hellfire

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163. 1. That is, neither you nor your false deities are capable of leading anyone astray, except those who are already, in Allah’s knowledge, destined for Hell. And for this very reason, they persist in disbelief and polytheism.

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163. Except for those who are destined to enter Hell [93].

[93] That is, O Arab polytheists! You and your deities, together, may use whatever tricks and prepare whatever conspiracies you can in defense of polytheism and polytheistic beliefs, and in obstructing the path of Islam. You cannot ensnare Allah's sincere servants in your web of deception. You can only ensnare someone who is of your own kind and who has resolved to go to Hell.