سورة الأنفال، الآية ٥٥
إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٥٥
inna sharra l-dawābi ʿinda l-lahi alladhīna kafarū fahum lā yu'minūna
Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allāh are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe-
Verse 55 of Surah Al-Anfal (8:55), a Medinan surah, is in juz 10, on page 184 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.
78 recitations by 72 reciters: pick one and it plays in the player.
The worst of those who walk on the earth are those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers, and who would not believe even if every sign was to come to them – they would still persist in disbelief. The means of guidance – such as intellect, hearing and sight – are of no use to these people.
The worst of moving creatures32 before Allah are those who persist in disbelief, so they do not believe,
[32] See 8:22-23.
Verily, The worst of moving (living) creatures before Allâh are those who disbelieve6, - so they shall not believe.
[6] (V.8:55) i.e. disbelieve in their Lord (Allâh), deny His Oneness, worship others besides Him, deny His Messengers, and believe not in the Divine Revelation.
Lo! the worst of beasts in Allah's sight are the ungrateful who will not believe.
For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are those who reject Him: They will not believe.
Surely the vilest of animals in Allah's sight are those who disbelieve, then they would not believe.
Surely the evilest of beasts in the Meeting with Allah are the ones who have disbelieved, so they would not believe.
They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.
إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلْبُكْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allāh are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason [i.e., the disbelievers].
