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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 60
قُلْ هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّ مِّن ذَٰلِكَ مَثُوبَةً عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ مَن لَّعَنَهُ ٱللَّهُ وَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهُمُ ٱلْقِرَدَةَ وَٱلْخَنَازِيرَ وَعَبَدَ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضَلُّ عَن سَوَآءِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ﴿60﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to the people of the Scripture): "Shall I inform you of something worse than that, regarding the recompense from Allâh: those (Jews) who incurred the Curse of Allâh and His Wrath, and those of whom (some) He transformed into monkeys and swines, and those who worshipped Tâghût (false deities); such are worse in rank (on the Day of Resurrection in the Hell-fire), and far more astray from the Right Path (in the life of this world)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
هَلْ
hal
Shall
أُنَبِّئُكُم
unabbi-ukum
I inform you
بِشَرٍّۢ
bisharrin
(of) worse
مِّن
min
than
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
مَثُوبَةً
mathūbatan
(as) recompense
عِندَ
ʿinda
from
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
مَن
man
Whom
لَّعَنَهُ
laʿanahu
has (been) cursed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
وَغَضِبَ
waghaḍiba
and He became angry
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
with him
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and made
مِنْهُمُ
min'humu
of them
ٱلْقِرَدَةَ
l-qiradata
[the] apes
وَٱلْخَنَازِيرَ
wal-khanāzīra
and [the] swines
وَعَبَدَ
waʿabada
and (who) worshipped
ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَ ۚ
l-ṭāghūta
the false deities
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
شَرٌّۭ
sharrun
(are) worse
مَّكَانًۭا
makānan
(in) position
وَأَضَلُّ
wa-aḍallu
and farthest astray
عَن
ʿan
from
سَوَآءِ
sawāi
(the) even
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
l-sabīli
way
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60. Say, "Shall I inform you of those who will have a worse outcome with Allah than that? They are those whom Allah has cursed and upon whom His wrath [102] has descended, and of whom He made some apes and swine, and those who worshipped the Taghut (false deities). Such are in a worse position and further astray from the right path."
[102]
The Jews Who Were Transformed into Apes and Swine:
That is, your ancestors were even worse than you. Time and again, they disobeyed Allah, which brought down Allah’s wrath upon them. Among them were some evil-doers who were transformed into apes and swine, and there were others who, instead of obeying Allah, followed rebellious powers and, because of them, committed grave crimes—even to the extent of unjustly killing and causing the killing of Prophets. In other words, your own misdeeds know no bounds, and on top of that, you show such brazenness that if another group believes in Allah, practices true piety, and displays good character, you relentlessly pursue them.
[102]
The Jews Who Were Transformed into Apes and Swine:
That is, your ancestors were even worse than you. Time and again, they disobeyed Allah, which brought down Allah’s wrath upon them. Among them were some evil-doers who were transformed into apes and swine, and there were others who, instead of obeying Allah, followed rebellious powers and, because of them, committed grave crimes—even to the extent of unjustly killing and causing the killing of Prophets. In other words, your own misdeeds know no bounds, and on top of that, you show such brazenness that if another group believes in Allah, practices true piety, and displays good character, you relentlessly pursue them.
