بَلَىٰۚ

مَن

كَسَبَ

سَيِّئَةٗ

وَأَحَٰطَتۡ

بِهِۦ

خَطِيٓـَٔتُهُۥ

فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

أَصۡحَٰبُ

ٱلنَّارِۖ

هُمۡ

فِيهَا

خَٰلِدُونَ

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But no! Those who commit evil and are engrossed in sin will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.

And those who believe and do good will be the residents of Paradise. They will be there forever.

And ˹remember˺ when We took a covenant from the children of Israel ˹stating˺, “Worship none but Allah; be kind to parents, relatives, orphans and the needy; speak kindly to people; establish prayer; and pay alms-tax.” But you ˹Israelites˺ turned away—except for a few of you—and were indifferent.

And ˹remember˺ when We took your covenant that you would neither shed each other’s blood nor expel each other from their homes, you gave your pledge and bore witness.

But here you are, killing each other and expelling some of your people from their homes, aiding one another in sin and aggression; and when those ˹expelled˺ come to you as captives, you still ransom them—though expelling them was unlawful for you.¹ Do you believe in some of the Scripture and reject the rest? Is there any reward for those who do so among you other than disgrace in this worldly life and being subjected to the harshest punishment on the Day of Judgment? For Allah is never unaware of what you do.

These are the ones who trade the Hereafter for the life of this world. So their punishment will not be reduced, nor will they be helped.

Indeed, We gave Moses the Book and sent after him successive messengers. And We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs and supported him with the holy spirit.¹ Why is it that every time a messenger comes to you ˹Israelites˺ with something you do not like, you become arrogant, rejecting some and killing others?

They say, “Our hearts are unreceptive!”¹ In fact, Allah has condemned them for their disbelief. They have but little faith.

Although they used to pray for victory ˹by means of the Prophet˺ over the polytheists,¹ when there came to them a Book from Allah which they recognized,² confirming the Scripture they had ˹in their hands˺, they rejected it. So may Allah’s condemnation be upon the disbelievers.

Miserable is the price they have sold their souls for—denying Allah’s revelation and resenting Allah for granting His grace to whoever He wills of His servants! They have earned wrath upon wrath. And such disbelievers will suffer a humiliating punishment.