سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 90
بِئْسَمَا ٱشْتَرَوْا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَنفُسَهُمْ أَن يَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بَغْيًا أَن يُنَزِّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ فَبَآءُو بِغَضَبٍ عَلَىٰ غَضَبٍ ۚ وَلِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ ﴿90﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
How bad is that for which they have sold their ownselves, that they should disbelieve in that which Allâh has revealed (the Qur’ân), grudging that Allâh should reveal of His Grace unto whom He wills of His slaves. So they have drawn on themselves wrath upon wrath. And for the disbelievers, there is disgracing torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
بِئْسَمَا
bi'samā
Evil (is) that
ٱشْتَرَوْا۟
ish'taraw
(for) which they have sold
بِهِۦٓ
bihi
with
أَنفُسَهُمْ
anfusahum
themselves
أَن
an
that
يَكْفُرُوا۟
yakfurū
they disbelieve
بِمَآ
bimā
in what
أَنزَلَ
anzala
has revealed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بَغْيًا
baghyan
grudging
أَن
an
that
يُنَزِّلَ
yunazzila
sends down
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
مِن
min
of
فَضْلِهِۦ
faḍlihi
His Grace
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
مِنْ
min
from
عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ
ʿibādihi
His servants
فَبَآءُو
fabāū
So they have drawn (on themselves)
بِغَضَبٍ
bighaḍabin
wrath
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
upon
غَضَبٍۢ ۚ
ghaḍabin
wrath
وَلِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
walil'kāfirīna
And for the disbelievers
عَذَابٌۭ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
مُّهِينٌۭ
muhīnun
humiliating
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 90) That is, even after recognizing the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and knowing that he is the very savior for whose coming they used to pray, they denied him. The only reason for this was their stubbornness, racial prejudice, and jealousy: why did Allah not send His last Prophet among them, and why did He, by His grace, favor an unlettered nation, the Arabs? They did not consider that Allah Himself is the Owner of His grace; He bestows it upon whom He wills. The result of their jealousy was that they returned with wrath upon wrath. Each of their previous crimes, mentioned in the preceding verses—such as worshipping the calf, altering the Torah, killing the prophets, denying Jesus (peace be upon him), etc.—was a cause of Allah’s wrath. Now, by denying the last Prophet, they became the target of even greater wrath. Thus, the meaning of { ”بِغَضَبٍ عَلٰى غَضَبٍ“ } is not “the first and second wrath,” but rather repeated and greater wrath, because of which they have been called { ”الْمَغْضُوْبِ عَلَيْهِمْ“ }.
