Surah Saba 34:17 — translation and meaning
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ۖ ذَلِكَ جَزَيْنَاهُم بِمَا كَفَرُوا وَهَلْ نُجَازِي إِلَّا الْكَفُورَ
Word by Word
ۖ
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
That
جَزَيْنَاهُم
jazaynahum
We recompensed them
بِمَا
bima
because
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
they disbelieved
وَهَلْ
wahal
And not
نُجَازِي
nujazi
We recompense
إِلَّا
illa
except
الْكَفُورَ
al-kafura
the ungrateful
Transliteration
Zaalika jazainaahum bimaa kafaroo wa hal nujaazeee illal kafoor
Translation
[By] that We repaid them because they disbelieved. And do We [thus] repay except the ungrateful?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
That change which occurred to the favours they were on was because of their disbelief and turning away from being thankful for the favours. And I do not punish so severely except one who rejects Allah’s favours.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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