Surah Al-A'raf Verse 39 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And the first of them will say to the last…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-A'raf

وَقَالَتْ أُولَاهُمْ لِأُخْرَاهُمْ فَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِن فَضْلٍ فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْسِبُونَ ۝٣٩

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Wa qaalat oolaahum li ukhraahum famaa kaana lakum `alainaa min fadlin fazooqul azaaba bimaa kuntum taksiboon

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📖 English Meaning

And the first of them will say to the last of them, "Then you had not any favor over us, so taste the punishment for what you used to earn."

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

"Ulaahum" (أُولَاهُمْ): The first ones, meaning the leaders, chiefs, and those who were followed.
"Ukhraahum" (أُخْرَاهُمْ): The last ones, meaning the followers and those who came after them.
"Min fadl" (مِن فَضْلٍ): Any excellence, merit, or advantage that would set one group apart from the other.

Tafsir (Explanation):

On the Day of Judgment, when the people of Hell are cast into its blazing fire, a bitter argument breaks out among them. The leaders and chiefs — those who were followed in life and who called others to misguidance — turn to their followers and say: *"You have no superiority over us."* They mean: "We are all equal in this punishment. You followed us willingly; you were not forced. You had minds and intellects, yet you chose to obey us in sin and disbelief. So do not think you have any merit over us, nor any excuse that would lighten your share of the torment."

Then Allah, the Most Just, addresses them all — leaders and followers alike — with a decisive command: *"So taste the punishment for what you used to earn."* This is a stern reminder that every soul is recompensed for its own deeds. The leaders are punished for their misguidance and their call to evil, and the followers are punished for their blind obedience and their abandonment of truth. Neither group can shift the blame onto the other, for each person is accountable for their own choices.

This verse carries a profound lesson for us in this life: Do not blindly follow anyone — no matter how influential, powerful, or charismatic — without verifying their words against the Book of Allah and the authentic Sunnah of His Messenger (peace be upon him). On that Day, no leader will be able to save his follower, and no follower will be able to claim ignorance as an excuse. The path of truth is clear, and the responsibility to walk it lies squarely on your own shoulders.

Beloved reader, let this scene awaken your heart. The fire of Hell is real, and its inhabitants will exchange nothing but blame and regret. But Allah, in His infinite mercy, has sent you the Qur'an and the Sunnah as a guiding light. Hold fast to them, seek knowledge with sincerity, and choose your companions and leaders wisely. For the one who follows the truth in this world will be among the successful in the Hereafter, while the one who follows falsehood will taste the bitter fruit of his own choices. May Allah protect us all from the Fire and guide us to the straight path.

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📜 Verse 37-41 — Al-A'raf

37فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِآيَاتِهِ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ يَنَالُهُمْ نَصِيبُهُم مِّنَ الْكِتَابِ ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا يَتَوَفَّوْنَهُمْ قَالُوا أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ قَالُوا ضَلُّوا عَنَّا وَشَهِدُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا كَافِرِينَ

And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allah a lie or denies His verses? Those will attain their portion of the decree until when Our messengers come to them to take them in death, they will say, "Where are those you used to invoke besides Allah?" They will say, "They have departed from us," and will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.

38قَالَ ادْخُلُوا فِي أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ فِي النَّارِ ۖ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ أُمَّةٌ لَّعَنَتْ أُخْتَهَا ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا ادَّارَكُوا فِيهَا جَمِيعًا قَالَتْ أُخْرَاهُمْ لِأُولَاهُمْ رَبَّنَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ أَضَلُّونَا فَآتِهِمْ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا مِّنَ النَّارِ ۖ قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَعْلَمُونَ

[Allah] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister until, when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them will say about the first of them "Our Lord, these had misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire. He will say, "For each is double, but you do not know."

39وَقَالَتْ أُولَاهُمْ لِأُخْرَاهُمْ فَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِن فَضْلٍ فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْسِبُونَ

And the first of them will say to the last of them, "Then you had not any favor over us, so taste the punishment for what you used to earn."

40إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا عَنْهَا لَا تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَلَا يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّىٰ يَلِجَ الْجَمَلُ فِي سَمِّ الْخِيَاطِ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُجْرِمِينَ

Indeed, those who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - the gates of Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel enters into the eye of a needle. And thus do We recompense the criminals.

41لَهُم مِّن جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌ وَمِن فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ

They will have from Hell a bed and over them coverings [of fire]. And thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.

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Surah Al-A'raf Verse 39 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And the first of them will say to the last…

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