The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:
بَلَى
قَدْ
جَاءتْكَ
آيَاتِي...
39: 59. "(The reply will be)
'Nay, but there came to thee My signs
C4330. The reply explains how all such pleas have been anticipated and met. It was deliberate rejection that will deserve and meet its consequences. It is further explained that the motive of sin, as with Satan, was haughtiness and Self. (R).
... فَكَذَّبْتَ بِهَا...
and thou didst reject them:
... وَاسْتَكْبَرْتَ...
thou wast haughty,
... وَكُنتَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ ﴿٥٩﴾
and became one of those who reject Faith!'"
C4331. Cf. 2:34.
The example of the arch-sinner illustrates what happens in a minor degree in every kind of sinner.
وَيَوْمَ
الْقِيَامَةِ
تَرَى
الَّذِينَ
كَذَبُواْ
عَلَى
اللَّهِ
وُجُوهُهُم
مُّسْوَدَّةٌ...
39: 60. On the Day of Judgement wilt thou see those who told lies against Allah;
their faces will be turned black;
C4332. As spotless white is the symbol of purity, honour and truth, so black is the symbol of evil, disgrace, and falsehood. Perhaps "black" in connection with Hell also refers to the scorching punishment of the Fire.
... أَلَيْسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ﴿٦٠﴾
is there not in Hell an abode for the Haughty?
C4333. Cf. above, 39:32, and n. 4292, where the subtle implication of the interrogative form is explained.
Asad’s Version:
39:59 [But God will reply:] "Yea, indeed! My messages did come unto thee; but thou gavest them the lie, and wert filled with false pride, and wert among those who deny the truth!"
(39:60) And [so,] on the Day of Resurrection thou wilt see all who invenied lies about God [with] their faces darkened [by grief and ignominy]. 62 Is not hell the [proper] abode for all who are given to false pride?"