The Holy Quran 7:51 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ دِينَهُمْ لَهْوًا وَلَعِبًا وَغَرَّتْهُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ فَٱلْيَوْمَ نَنسَىٰهُمْ كَمَا نَسُوا۟ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَـٰذَا وَمَا كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ

Translation

"...those who treated their religion as a sport and game (show and entertainment) and whom the worldly life had deceived (into forgetting about the Aakhirah)." Today We shall forget them (leave them in Jahannam without hearing their pleas) just as they forgot the meeting of this day (of Qiyaamah) and because they used to reject (deny) Our Aayaat.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The plea of the people of Hell to the people of Paradise: the people of Hell, distraught and in agitation, will stretch out their hands in entreaty before the people of Paradise: “We are burning! Pour a little water on us, or let us also have some benefit from the blessings Allah has given you.

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