سُوْرَةُ التَّغَابُنِ
Surah At-Taghaabun (64) — Ayah 5
أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَبَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ فَذَاقُوا۟ وَبَالَ أَمْرِهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime? And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief, and theirs will be a painful torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Has not
يَأْتِكُمْ
yatikum
come to you
نَبَؤُا۟
naba-u
(the) news
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
مِن
min
from
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
فَذَاقُوا۟
fadhāqū
So they tasted
وَبَالَ
wabāla
(the bad) consequence
أَمْرِهِمْ
amrihim
(of) their affair
وَلَهُمْ
walahum
and for them
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
painful
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 5) ➊ { اَلَمْ يَاْتِكُمْ نَبَؤُا الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ فَذَاقُوْا وَبَالَ اَمْرِهِمْ:} That is, if you do not believe in your Creator and persist in disbelief against the One who possesses these attributes and to whom you have to return, have you not heard of those people who, before you, denied not only their Creator and Master but also His messengers and the Hereafter? For example, the people of Noah, ‘Ad, Thamud, and the people of Pharaoh, etc., who were far greater than you in wealth, power, and might. (See: Rum: 9) The Quraysh of Makkah would often pass by the ruins of their destroyed settlements during their journeys to Syria and Yemen, and their stories were well-known in Arabia.
➋ { فَذَاقُوْا وَبَالَ اَمْرِهِمْ وَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ:} That is, they tasted the consequences of their disbelief and rebellion even in this world, but this was not their complete and real punishment; rather, it was only the result of their evil deeds in this world, shown as a lesson for others, from which you too should take heed. As their real punishment, a most painful torment has been prepared for them.
➋ { فَذَاقُوْا وَبَالَ اَمْرِهِمْ وَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ:} That is, they tasted the consequences of their disbelief and rebellion even in this world, but this was not their complete and real punishment; rather, it was only the result of their evil deeds in this world, shown as a lesson for others, from which you too should take heed. As their real punishment, a most painful torment has been prepared for them.
