وَنَادَىٰٓ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأَعْرَافِ
رِجَالًا يَعْرِفُونَهُم
بِسِيمَىٰهُمْ قَالُوا۟
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنكُمْ جَمْعُكُمْ
وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
أَهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَقْسَمْتُمْ
لَا يَنَالُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ
بِرَحْمَةٍ ۚ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ
لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمْ
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ
And the men on
Al-A`raf will call unto
the men whom
they would recognize
by their marks,
saying: “Of what
benefit to you was
your gathering, and
your arrogance. Are
they those, of whom
you swore that Allah
would never show
them mercy (Behold!
It has been said to
them): `Enter Paradise,
no fear shall be on
you, nor shall you
grieve.”’) Allah states
that the people of
Al-A`raf will admonish
some of the chiefs
of the idolators whom
they recognize by their
marks in the Fire, saying,
مَآ أَغْنَى عَنكُمْ جَمْعُكُمْ
“Of what benefit to you was your gathering…”
meaning, your great numbers,
وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
“…and your arrogance”
This Ayat means, your great numbers and wealth did not save you from Allah’s torment. Rather, you are dwelling in His torment and punishment. `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas,
أَهَـؤُلاءِ الَّذِينَ أَقْسَمْتُمْ
لاَ يَنَالُهُمُ اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ
Are they those, of whom you swore that Allah would never show them mercy
refers to the people of Al-A`raf who will be told when Allah decrees:
ادْخُلُواْ الْجَنَّةَ لاَ خَوْفٌ
عَلَيْكُمْ وَلاَ أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ
(Behold! It has been said to them): “Enter Paradise, no fear shall be on you, nor shall you grieve.”