سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 38
قَالَ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ فِىٓ أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ فِى ٱلنَّارِ ۖ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ أُمَّةٌ لَّعَنَتْ أُخْتَهَا ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ٱدَّارَكُوا۟ فِيهَا جَمِيعًا قَالَتْ أُخْرَىٰهُمْ لِأُولَىٰهُمْ رَبَّنَا هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَضَلُّونَا فَـَٔاتِهِمْ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Allâh) will say: "Enter you in the company of nations who passed away before you, of men and jinn, into the Fire." Every time a new nation enters, it curses its sister nation (that went before) until they will be gathered all together in the Fire. The last of them will say to the first of them: "Our Lord! These misled us, so give them a double torment of the Fire." He will say: "For each one there is double (torment), but you know not."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He (will) say
ٱدْخُلُوا۟
ud'khulū
Enter
فِىٓ
fī
among
أُمَمٍۢ
umamin
(the) nations
قَدْ
qad
(who)
خَلَتْ
khalat
passed away
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِكُم
qablikum
before you
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْجِنِّ
l-jini
the jinn
وَٱلْإِنسِ
wal-insi
and the men
فِى
fī
in
ٱلنَّارِ ۖ
l-nāri
the Fire
كُلَّمَا
kullamā
Every time
دَخَلَتْ
dakhalat
entered
أُمَّةٌۭ
ummatun
a nation
لَّعَنَتْ
laʿanat
it cursed
أُخْتَهَا ۖ
ukh'tahā
its sister (nation)
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
until
إِذَا
idhā
when
ٱدَّارَكُوا۟
iddārakū
they had overtaken one another
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all
قَالَتْ
qālat
(will) say
أُخْرَىٰهُمْ
ukh'rāhum
(the) last of them
لِأُولَىٰهُمْ
liūlāhum
about the first of them
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ
hāulāi
these
أَضَلُّونَا
aḍallūnā
misled us
فَـَٔاتِهِمْ
faātihim
so give them
عَذَابًۭا
ʿadhāban
punishment
ضِعْفًۭا
ḍiʿ'fan
double
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلنَّارِ ۖ
l-nāri
the Fire
قَالَ
qāla
He (will) say
لِكُلٍّۢ
likullin
For each
ضِعْفٌۭ
ḍiʿ'fun
(is) a double
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
[and] but
لَّا
lā
not
تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
you know
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
38. 1 Umam is the plural of ummah, meaning those sects and groups who are alike in disbelief, discord, and shirk and denial. "Fi" can also mean "ma‘a" (with). That is, enter Hell with those groups of humans and jinn who have come here before you like yourselves, or join them. (لَّعْنَتُ اُخْتَھَا) will curse its other group. "Ukht" means "sister." One group (ummah) is called the sister of another group (ummah) in terms of religion, or misguidance. That is, both were followers of a wrong religion or misguided, or in terms of being companions in Hell, they were called each other's sisters.
38. 2 The meaning of اِدَّارَكُوا is تَدَارَكُوا. When they meet each other and are gathered together.
38. 3 By "akhira" (the latter), it means those who enter later, and by "oola" (the former), it means those who entered before them. Or by "akhira" it means followers, and by "oola" it means the followed, the leaders and chiefs. Their crime is more severe because they themselves strayed from the right path and also tried to keep others away from it, so they will enter Hell before their followers.
38. 4 Just as it is said in another place, the people of Hell will say, "O our Lord! We followed our leaders and elders, so they led us astray from the right path. O Allah, give them double punishment and curse them greatly."
38. 5 That is, there is no benefit in blaming, cursing, and accusing each other; all of you are great criminals in your own right and all of you deserve double punishment. This conversation is mentioned in Surah Saba, 31, 23.
38. 2 The meaning of اِدَّارَكُوا is تَدَارَكُوا. When they meet each other and are gathered together.
38. 3 By "akhira" (the latter), it means those who enter later, and by "oola" (the former), it means those who entered before them. Or by "akhira" it means followers, and by "oola" it means the followed, the leaders and chiefs. Their crime is more severe because they themselves strayed from the right path and also tried to keep others away from it, so they will enter Hell before their followers.
38. 4 Just as it is said in another place, the people of Hell will say, "O our Lord! We followed our leaders and elders, so they led us astray from the right path. O Allah, give them double punishment and curse them greatly."
38. 5 That is, there is no benefit in blaming, cursing, and accusing each other; all of you are great criminals in your own right and all of you deserve double punishment. This conversation is mentioned in Surah Saba, 31, 23.
