Surah An-Nahl 16:34 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 34 / 128 · Page 270
فَأَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ
Word by Word
فَأَصَابَهُمْ
fa-asabahum
Then struck them
سَيِّئَاتُ
sayyiatu
(the) evil (results)
مَا
ma
(of) what
عَمِلُوا
amilu
they did
وَحَاقَ
wahaqa
and surrounded
بِهِم
bihim
them
مَّا
ma
what
كَانُوا
kanu
they used (to)
بِهِ
bihi
[of it]
يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ
yastahziuna
mock
Transliteration
Fa asaabahum saiyi aatu maa 'amiloo wa haaqa bihim maa kaano bihee yastahzi'oon
Translation
So they were struck by the evil consequences of what they did and were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
So the retribution of the actions they used to do came down on them and they were surrounded by the punishment they used to mock at whenever they were reminded of it.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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