Warning about Punishment
وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ اَلِيۡمٌ
Wa-la-hoom-azaa-boon-alee-moon
And for them is a painful punishment
- وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., Connects words, phrases or clauses; also; but; additionally; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
- لَ — La — For (= For any benefit, item, person, purpose, reason or thing)
- هُمۡ — Hoom — Them (= pro., pl., .m., 3rd person. Refers to aforesaid people)
- عَذَابٌ — Azaa-boon — Punishment (= Appropriate, due and fair agony, chastisement, doom, penalty, recompense, torment, torture or scourge)
- اَلِيۡمٌ — Alee-moo-n — Painful (= adj., Grievous; painful; severe; stern)
Allah Almighty has warned people time and again about the punishment they will get if they continue practicing the named misdeeds. The warning is in words above. The misdeeds are in words below as stated in several verses.
And for them is a painful punishment … (if they continue the practice of … ) 002:011 ” Their sickness of trying to cheat and deceive Allah and those who have believed. 002:175 ” They conceal Revelations, sell them for paltry price and fill their belies with fire. 003:078 ” They trade their pledges with Allah or their Faiths for petty things. 003:092 ” They disbelieved, died disbelieving and offered all in the world as ransom. 003:178 ” They trade their Belief for Disbelief which does not hurt Allah anyway. 004:162 ” Those who were stopped from usury and eating others assets by falsehood. 004:174 ” Those who derided others and prided themselves. 005:037 ” They seek expiation even with all in the world that won’t be accepted 064:006 ” Those before you who had disbelieved and suffered ill results of their lot.
The above concept but in different words is also in the following verse(s). 003:022 Who deny signs of Allah or persecute prophets or righteous persons.
