Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Hafiz Ibn Kathir( يسمع آيات الله تتلى عليه ) أي : تقرأ عليه ( ثم يصر ) أي : على كفره وجحوده استكبارا وعنادا ( كأن لم يسمعها ) أي : كأنه ما سمعها ، ( فبشره بعذاب أليم ) [ أي ] فأخبره أن له عند الله يوم القيامة عذابا أليما موجعا .
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يَسْمَعُ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
Who hears the verses of Allāh recited to him, then persists arrogantly as if he had not heard them. So give him tidings of a painful punishment.
( يسمع آيات الله تتلى عليه ) أي : تقرأ عليه ( ثم يصر ) أي : على كفره وجحوده استكبارا وعنادا ( كأن لم يسمعها ) أي : كأنه ما سمعها ، ( فبشره بعذاب أليم ) [ أي ] فأخبره أن له عند الله يوم القيامة عذابا أليما موجعا .
Tafsir is provided for educational reference. Paragraph breaks are added for readability — the wording of each commentary is unchanged. For religious guidance, consult a qualified scholar.