Surah Al-Baqara 2:174 — translation and meaning

البقرة · Verse 174 / 286 · Page 26

ۙ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْتُمُونَ مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَيَشْتَرُونَ بِهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُولَئِكَ مَا يَأْكُلُونَ فِي بُطُونِهِمْ إِلَّا النَّارَ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Word by Word

ۙ
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يَكْتُمُونَ
yaktumuna
conceal
مَا
ma
what
أَنزَلَ
anzala
(has) revealed
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah (has)
مِنَ
mina
of
الْكِتَابِ
al-kitabi
the Book
وَيَشْتَرُونَ
wayashtaruna
and they purchase
بِهِ
bihi
there with
ثَمَنًا
thamanan
a gain
قَلِيلًا
qalilan
little
أُولَئِكَ
ulaika
Those
مَا
ma
not
يَأْكُلُونَ
yakuluna
they eat
فِي
fi
in
بُطُونِهِمْ
butunihim
their bellies
إِلَّا
illa
except
النَّارَ
al-nara
the Fire
وَلَا
wala
And not
يُكَلِّمُهُمُ
yukallimuhumu
will speak to them
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
الْقِيَامَةِ
al-qiyamati
(of) [the] Judgment
وَلَا
wala
and not
يُزَكِّيهِمْ
yuzakkihim
will He purify them
وَلَهُمْ
walahum
and for them
عَذَابٌ
adhabun
(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌ
alimun
painful

Transliteration

Innal lazeena yaktumoona maaa anzalal laahu minal kitaabi wa yashtaroona bihee samanan qaleelan ulaaa'ika maa yaakuloona fee butoonihim illan Naara wa laa yukallimu humul laahu Yawmal Qiyaamati wa laa yuzakkeehim wa lahum 'azaabun aleem

Translation

Indeed, they who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book and exchange it for a small price - those consume not into their bellies except the Fire. And Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. And they will have a painful punishment.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Those who hide what Allah revealed in the scriptures and the signs of the truth and prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) – as the Jews and Christians did, getting something small in return for what they hide, such as leadership, status or money – they only fill their stomachs with that which will cause them to suffer in the fire of Hell. Then on the Day of Judgement, Allah will not speak to them with words that make them joyful; but they will only hear that which makes them sad: they will not be praised, and they will have a painful punishment.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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