Surah Ash-Shura 42:16 — translation and meaning

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وَالَّذِينَ يُحَاجُّونَ فِي اللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا اسْتُجِيبَ لَهُ حُجَّتُهُمْ دَاحِضَةٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ

Word by Word

وَالَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
يُحَاجُّونَ
yuhajjuna
argue
فِي
fi
concerning
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
مِن
min
after
بَعْدِ
ba'di
after
مَا
ma
[what]
اسْتُجِيبَ
us'tujiba
response has been made to Him
لَهُ
lahu
response has been made to Him
حُجَّتُهُمْ
hujjatuhum
their argument
دَاحِضَةٌ
dahidatun
(is) invalid
عِندَ
inda
with
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
their Lord
وَعَلَيْهِمْ
wa'alayhim
and upon them
غَضَبٌ
ghadabun
(is) wrath
وَلَهُمْ
walahum
and for them
عَذَابٌ
adhabun
(is) a punishment
شَدِيدٌ
shadidun
severe

Transliteration

Wallazeena yuhaaajjoona fil laahi mim ba'di mastujeeba lahoo hujjatuhum daahidatun 'inda Rabbihim wa 'alaihim ghadabunw wa lahum 'azaabun shadeed

Translation

And those who argue concerning Allah after He has been responded to - their argument is invalid with their Lord, and upon them is [His] wrath, and for them is a severe punishment.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Those who quarrel with invalid arguments about this religion sent down to Muhammad (peace be upon him) after people have responded to his call due to the strength of its proof and have entered into it, the argument of these people who quarrel is void and holds no weight by their Lord and by the believers. It has no effect. On them is Allah’s anger due to their disbelief and rejection of the truth and they will have a severe punishment that awaits them on the day of resurrection.

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

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