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Surah Saba, Verse 5

سورة سبإ، الآية ٥

34:5 Juz 22 Hizb 43 Page 428 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 34:5

وَٱلَّذِينَ سَعَوْ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا مُعَٰجِزِينَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ ۝٥

Transliteration

wa-alladhīna saʿaw fī āyātinā muʿājizīna ulāika lahum ʿadhābun min rij'zin alīmun

Translation

But those who strive against Our verses [seeking] to cause failure1219 - for them will be a painful punishment of foul nature.

Notes

[1219] i.e., to undermine their credibility in order to defeat the Prophet (ﷺ).

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Tafsir of verse 5

Al-Mukhtasar

As for those who strove to falsify all the verses Allah revealed, and said regarding them, “It is sorcery!” and said regarding My Messenger, “He is a fortune-teller, a sorcerer, and a poet”, they will receive the worst and severest punishment on the Day of Judgement.

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Other translations of verse 5

But those who strive against Our verses3, seeking to discredit them, for such there will be a punishment of agonizing pain.

Notes

[3] In order to undermine their credibility.

But those who strive against Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to frustrate them - those, for them will be a severe painful torment.1

Notes

[1] (V.34:5) See the footnote of (V.3:91).

But those who strive against Our revelations, challenging (Us), theirs will be a painful doom of wrath.

But those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them,- for such will be a Penalty,- a Punishment most humiliating.

And (as for) those who strive hard in opposing Our communications, these it is for whom is a painful chastisement of an evil kind.

And (the ones) who endeavor against Our signs trying to defy them, those will have a torment of painful chastisement.

Verse 5 word by word

  1. وَٱلَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna But those who
  2. سَعَوْ saʿaw strive س ع ي
  3. فِىٓ fī against
  4. ءَايَٰتِنَا āyātinā Our Verses أ ي ي
  5. مُعَٰجِزِينَ muʿājizīna (to) cause failure ع ج ز
  6. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ulāika those
  7. لَهُمْ lahum for them
  8. عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun (is) a punishment ع ذ ب
  9. مِّن min of
  10. رِّجْزٍ rij'zin foul nature ر ج ز
  11. أَلِيمٌ alīmun painful أ ل م

Verses related to verse 5

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Hashr 59:20

    لَا يَسْتَوِىٓ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ وَأَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ هُمُ ٱلْفَآئِزُونَ

    Not equal are the companions of the Fire and the companions of Paradise. The companions of Paradise - they are the attainers [of success].

  • Sad 38:28

    أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ كَٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ كَٱلْفُجَّارِ

    Or should We treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like corrupters in the land? Or should We treat those who fear Allāh like the wicked?

Verses with similar wording

They share a sequence of words with this verse: useful for telling them apart when memorising.

  • Al-Hajj 22:51

    وَٱلَّذِينَ سَعَوْا۟ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا مُعَٰجِزِينَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    But the ones who strove against Our verses, [seeking] to cause failure - those are the companions of Hellfire.

  • Al-Jathiyah 45:11

    هَٰذَا هُدًى وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ

    This [Qur’ān] is guidance. And those who have disbelieved in the verses of their Lord will have a painful punishment of foul nature.

  • Saba 34:38

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يَسْعَوْنَ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا مُعَٰجِزِينَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُحْضَرُونَ

    And the ones who strive against Our verses to cause [them] failure - those will be brought into the punishment [to remain].

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