Al-Ahqaf (The Dunes)

20. On the Day when those who disbelieve will be exposed to the Fire [it shall be said]: “You received your good things in the life of the world, and you took your pleasure therein [without saving anything for this day]. Now this Day you shall be recompensed with a torment of humiliation, because you were arrogant in the land without a right, and because you used to rebel against Allah’s Command.

Diverse physical and mental torments shall be in store for evil doers on the Resurrection Day beginning posthumously with reproach, humiliation, losing one’s capabilities and bounties, and regretting their loss.

Concerning the manner of dying, Imam ‘Ali (as) in Nahj al-Balagha says:

“In his last minute, man thinks about what he has done in his lifetime (fi-ma afani ‘umrahu)”1 .

The blessed Verse in question treats of the manner of torments of the Resurrection Day, when disbelievers are exposed to Hell fire. It will be said unto them that the bounties granted to you in your mundane life, e.g. outward ones like health, property and wealth, delicious food and inward ones such as intellect, intelligence, and bravery were spent inappropriately rather than employing them for the attainment of felicity, virtue, and perfection.

You spent them on the pleasures of the flesh and as a consequence of ingratitude for such blessings, disobedience against Divine Command you will pay for your ingratitude by suffering from a humiliating torment (jaza’an wifaqan). Since recompense is supposed to be consistent with deeds, false pride and vicious conduct shall be chastised by humiliating torment (‘adhab al-hawn).