Surah An-Nahl Verse 34 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : So they were struck by the evil consequences of what…

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Translation Transliteration — An-Nahl

فَأَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ ۝٣٤

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Fa asaabahum saiyi aatu maa `amiloo wa haaqa bihim maa kaano bihee yastahzi`oon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

So they were struck by the evil consequences of what they did and were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

Sayyi’at (سَيِّئَاتُ): The evil consequences and punishments resulting from one's bad deeds.
Hāqa (حَاقَ): To surround, envelop, or descend upon someone from all sides—used exclusively for calamity and punishment.

Explanation of the Verse:

This verse concludes the fate of those who rejected the truth and mocked the messengers. After they persisted in their arrogance and ridicule, the divine decree overtook them: the evil consequences of their own deeds struck them directly, and the very punishment they used to mock—whenever they were warned about it—came down upon them and encircled them completely. They could not escape it, nor could they find any refuge from it.

The verse carries a profound lesson: what they sowed, they reaped. Their own actions—their disbelief, their mockery, and their persistent rejection of guidance—became the very cause of their destruction. The punishment they laughed at in this world became an inescapable reality in the Hereafter, surrounding them from every direction like a fortress with no exit.

A Call to Reflection:

Dear reader, ponder deeply upon this divine truth: no one is ever harmed except by their own deeds. Allah does not wrong anyone in the least, but it is people who wrong themselves. When we see those who mock the truth and ridicule the believers, let us remember that their end is already written in the pages of divine justice. The Qur'an repeatedly warns us not to be deceived by the temporary success of those who reject faith, for their ultimate fate is sealed.

This verse is a mercy for us—it teaches us to take our actions seriously, to repent before it is too late, and to never treat the warnings of Allah as mere jokes. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The fire of Hell is surrounded by desires, and Paradise is surrounded by hardships." Those who mock the truth are merely delaying their own reckoning. Let us be among those who take heed, who turn back to Allah in sincerity, and who never allow arrogance or mockery to take root in our hearts. For the One who is Just and All-Knowing never fails to bring every soul to its rightful account.

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📜 Verse 32-36 — An-Nahl

32الَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ طَيِّبِينَ ۙ يَقُولُونَ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

The ones whom the angels take in death, [being] good and pure; [the angels] will say, "Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for what you used to do."

33هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا أَن تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِيَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

Do the disbelievers await [anything] except that the angels should come to them or there comes the command of your Lord? Thus did those do before them. And Allah wronged them not, but they had been wronging themselves.

34فَأَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ

So they were struck by the evil consequences of what they did and were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.

35وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ نَّحْنُ وَلَا آبَاؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ فَهَلْ عَلَى الرُّسُلِ إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ

And those who associate others with Allah say, "If Allah had willed, we would not have worshipped anything other than Him, neither we nor our fathers, nor would we have forbidden anything through other than Him." Thus did those do before them. So is there upon the messengers except [the duty of] clear notification?

36وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى اللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الضَّلَالَةُ ۚ فَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ

And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers.

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Surah An-Nahl Verse 34 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : So they were struck by the evil consequences of what…

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