سُوْرَةُ الْفَجْرِ

Surah Al-Fajr (89) — Ayah 26

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وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿26﴾
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
وَلَا walā And not
يُوثِقُ yūthiqu will bind
وَثَاقَهُۥٓ wathāqahu (as) His binding
أَحَدٌۭ aḥadun anyone

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26. And none can bind as He will bind [18].

[18] On that Day, such people will be struck with a punishment and receive a torment that no one else can inflict. Angels will put collars around their necks and chains on their feet and throw them into Hell. Then Hell will be closed over them from above. In addition, there will be the torment of being bitten by snakes and scorpions, and separately, the punishment and rebuke from the angels. Then, the mental torment will be that they will see no way out of this punishment. Moreover, this punishment will not be temporary or momentary, but permanent and everlasting. This thought will multiply their physical torment many times over.