سُوْرَةُ الْكَهْفِ
Surah Al-Kahf (18) — Ayah 87
قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا ﴿87﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "As for him (a disbeliever in the Oneness of Allâh) who does wrong, we shall punish him, and then he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with a terrible torment (Hell).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَمَّا
ammā
As for
مَن
man
(one) who
ظَلَمَ
ẓalama
wrongs
فَسَوْفَ
fasawfa
then soon
نُعَذِّبُهُۥ
nuʿadhibuhu
we will punish him
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
يُرَدُّ
yuraddu
he will be returned
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
رَبِّهِۦ
rabbihi
his Lord
فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ
fayuʿadhibuhu
and He will punish him
عَذَابًۭا
ʿadhāban
(with) a punishment
نُّكْرًۭا
nuk'ran
terrible
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87. He said: "Whoever does wrong [73], we shall punish him, then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a severe punishment."
[73]
Dhul-Qarnayn’s Treatment of the Western People:
Accordingly, Dhul-Qarnayn chose the second approach: to fully explain to these people and invite them to Islam. He decided that as a result, those who would become arrogant and adopt the ways of the wrongdoers, only they would be punished and treated harshly. Then, after death, when such a person is presented before Allah Almighty, He will also give him a severe punishment. But those who accept this invitation and change their way of life to do good deeds, they will receive a good reward from Allah, and we too will treat them kindly. This is the quality of every just king: after gaining dominance, he deals harshly with the wicked and kindly with the good, showing them kindness.
[73]
Dhul-Qarnayn’s Treatment of the Western People:
Accordingly, Dhul-Qarnayn chose the second approach: to fully explain to these people and invite them to Islam. He decided that as a result, those who would become arrogant and adopt the ways of the wrongdoers, only they would be punished and treated harshly. Then, after death, when such a person is presented before Allah Almighty, He will also give him a severe punishment. But those who accept this invitation and change their way of life to do good deeds, they will receive a good reward from Allah, and we too will treat them kindly. This is the quality of every just king: after gaining dominance, he deals harshly with the wicked and kindly with the good, showing them kindness.
