Surah An-Nahl 16:88 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 88 / 128 · Page 277
الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَصَدُّوا عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ زِدْنَاهُمْ عَذَابًا فَوْقَ الْعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُوا يُفْسِدُونَ
Word by Word
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
And those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieved
وَصَدُّوا
wasaddu
and hindered
عَن
an
from
سَبِيلِ
sabili
(the) way
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
زِدْنَاهُمْ
zid'nahum
We will increase them
عَذَابًا
adhaban
(in) punishment
فَوْقَ
fawqa
over
الْعَذَابِ
al-'adhabi
punishment
بِمَا
bima
because
كَانُوا
kanu
they used (to)
يُفْسِدُونَ
yuf'siduna
spread corruption
Transliteration
Allazeena kafaroo wa saddoo 'an sabeelil laahi zidnaahum 'azaaban fawqal 'azaabi bimaa kaanoo yufsidoon
Translation
Those who disbelieved and averted [others] from the way of Allah - We will increase them in punishment over [their] punishment for what corruption they were causing.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Those who disbelieved and turned others away from the Religion of Allah will have their punishment increased above and beyond what was due to them from their own disbelief, but because they misguiding others also.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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