وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَتَعْسًا لَّهُمْ وَأَضَلَّ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- But those who disbelieve - for them is misery, and He will waste their deeds.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அன்றியும், எவர்கள் நிராகரிக்கின்றார்களோ, அவர்களுக்குக் கேடுதான்; அவர்களுடைய செயல்களை அவன் பயனற்றவையாகவும் ஆக்கிவிடுவான்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද දේවත්වය ප්රතික්ෂේප කළවුන් වන ඔවුනට විනාශයයි. තවද ඔවුන්ගේ ක්රියාවන් ඔහු අපතේ හැර දැමී ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور جو لوگ کافر ہوئے انہیں ہلاکی ہو اللہ ان کے اعمال غارت کردے گا.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- また信仰なき者には滅亡（があるだけ）で，その行いを迷わせられる。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 不信道的人们，将一蹶不振，真主将使他们的善功无效。
Tafsir of 47:8
The Command to strike the Enemies' Necks, tighten Their Bonds, and then free Them either by an Act of Grace or for a Ransom Guiding the believers to what they should employ in their fights against the idolators, Allah says, فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَضَرْبَ الرِّقَابِ (So, when you meet those who disbelieve (in battle), smite their necks), which means, 'When you fight against them, cut them down totally with your swords.' حَتَّى إِذَآ أَثْخَنتُمُوهُمْ (until you have fully defeated them,) meaning 'you have killed and utterly destroyed them.' فَشُدُّواْ الْوَثَاقَ (tighten their bonds.) `This is referring to the prisoners of war whom you have captured. Later on, after the war ends and the conflict has ceased, you have a choice in regard to the captives: You may either act graciously toward them by setting them free without charge, or free them for a ransom that you require from them.' It appears that this Ayah was revealed after the battle of Badr. At that time, Allah reproached the believers for sparing many of the enemy's soldiers, and holding too many captives in order to take ransom from them.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
