Surah Al-Jinn 72:15 — translation and meaning

الجن · Verse 15 / 28 · Page 573

وَأَمَّا الْقَاسِطُونَ فَكَانُوا لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبًا

Word by Word

وَأَمَّا
wa-amma
And as for
الْقَاسِطُونَ
al-qasituna
the unjust
فَكَانُوا
fakanu
they will be
لِجَهَنَّمَ
lijahannama
for Hell
حَطَبًا
hataban
firewood

Transliteration

Wa ammal qaasitoona fa kaanoo li jahannama hatabaa

Translation

But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Those who go astray from the path of moderation and steadfastness, they will be firewood that will be used to light the fire of Hell together with other human beings like them.

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

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