The Holy Quran 34:33 — Surah Saba

Arabic text

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ بَلْ مَكْرُ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذْ تَأْمُرُونَنَآ أَن نَّكْفُرَ بِٱللَّهِ وَنَجْعَلَ لَهُۥٓ أَندَادًا ۚ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَأَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلْأَغْلَـٰلَ فِىٓ أَعْنَاقِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ هَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

Translation

Those of a lower status (weak ones) will say to those of a higher status (the proud leaders), "Day and night did your schemes (deception) prevent us (from Islaam) when you (tirelessly) instructed (deceived) us to disbelieve in Allaah and to ascribe partners to Him." (However,) They (both groups) will suppress (hide) their remorse (for not accepting Imaan) when they see the punishment (knowing that remorse will now be useless to them and fearing that others will taunt them). We will then place yokes on the necks of the Kuffaar (and drag them to Jahannam). They will be punished only for what they did (and not for anything they did not do).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, you certainly did not compel us by force, but night and day you kept misleading us and causing us to slip with cunning, deception and seductive schemes. Whenever you met us, you urged this alone: that we should not accept Allah as One, as the messengers instructed, but should regard some of His creatures as His like and as partners equal to Him.

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