Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Saba' 34:42

Surah Saba' 34:42

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ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ

But today you do not hold for one another [the power of] benefit or harm, and We will say to those who wronged, "Taste the punishment of the Fire, which you used to deny."

فاليوم ﻻ يملك بعضكم لبعض نفعا وﻻ ضرا

So Today, none of you can profit or harm one another. means, `none of those idols and rivals whom you hoped would benefit you, will be of any avail to you, those whom you worshipped in the hope that they would help you at times of stress and calamity. Today they will have no power either to benefit you or to harm you.'

ونقول للذين ظلموا

And We shall say to those who did wrong: -- meaning the idolators --

ذوقوا عذاب النار التي كنتم بها تكذبون

"Taste the torment of the Fire which you used to deny.'' meaning, this will be said to them by way of rebuke

Tafsir of Saba' 34:42

Tafsir Ibn Kathir