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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 20
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَمْ يَكُونُوا۟ مُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۘ يُضَـٰعَفُ لَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ ۚ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ٱلسَّمْعَ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يُبْصِرُونَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
By no means will they escape (from Allâh’s Torment) on earth, nor have they protectors besides Allâh! Their torment will be doubled! They could not bear to hear (the preachers of the truth) and they used not to see (the truth because of their severe aversion, in spite of the fact that they had the sense of hearing and sight).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
لَمْ
lam
not
يَكُونُوا۟
yakūnū
will be
مُعْجِزِينَ
muʿ'jizīna
(able to) escape
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كَانَ
kāna
is
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مِّن
min
besides
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مِنْ
min
any
أَوْلِيَآءَ ۘ
awliyāa
protectors
يُضَـٰعَفُ
yuḍāʿafu
And will be doubled
لَهُمُ
lahumu
for them
ٱلْعَذَابُ ۚ
l-ʿadhābu
the punishment
مَا
mā
Not
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they were
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
yastaṭīʿūna
able
ٱلسَّمْعَ
l-samʿa
(to) hear
وَمَا
wamā
and not
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used (to)
يُبْصِرُونَ
yub'ṣirūna
see
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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20. They were not able to frustrate (Allah) on earth, nor did they have any protectors against Allah. The punishment will be doubled [24] for them. They were not able to hear (the truth), nor could they perceive [25].
[24]
Why the Most Severe Punishment for Attributing Lies to Allah:
That is, if Allah had willed, He could have punished and destroyed them in this world itself, and these people could not have escaped Allah's grasp anywhere. And today, even on the Day of Resurrection, they will have no helper or supporter, and they will be given double punishment because, firstly, they themselves went astray, and secondly, they left this legacy of misguidance for their children and other followers, so that a proportional share of their punishment continues to be added to their account.
[25] The second reason for the double punishment is that, firstly, they themselves never tried to seek the straight path, and secondly, if anyone tried to show them the straight path, they were not even willing to listen to him; rather, they would become intent on harming him.
[24]
Why the Most Severe Punishment for Attributing Lies to Allah:
That is, if Allah had willed, He could have punished and destroyed them in this world itself, and these people could not have escaped Allah's grasp anywhere. And today, even on the Day of Resurrection, they will have no helper or supporter, and they will be given double punishment because, firstly, they themselves went astray, and secondly, they left this legacy of misguidance for their children and other followers, so that a proportional share of their punishment continues to be added to their account.
[25] The second reason for the double punishment is that, firstly, they themselves never tried to seek the straight path, and secondly, if anyone tried to show them the straight path, they were not even willing to listen to him; rather, they would become intent on harming him.
