Translation of the meanings Ayah 55 Surah Al-Anfāl - English Translation - Dr. Waleed Bleyhesh Omary - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 55

إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ

(55) ^[1973]Indeed the worst of all the creatures^[1974] with Allah are the ones who Denied and never do they Believe.

[1973] This passage explains why they were ‘unjust’ and thus they deserved Divine punishment. For one thing, they doggedly Denied the Signs of God (cf. al-Biqāʿī, Naẓm al-Durar): “… my son, do not Associate with Allah ˹in worship˺. Indeed Association is a grave injustice” (31: 13).
[1974] “Indeed the worst of all the creatures with Allah are the deaf and dumb – those who cannot heed. *Had Allah known any good in them, He would have made them listen; ˹even˺ had He made them listen, they would have turned away, looking the other way” (8: 22-23); “We have indeed spawned for Hellfire many among the jinn and humans; theirs are hearts with which they comprehend naught, theirs are eyes with which they see naught and theirs are ears with which they hear naught. Those are akin to livestock, nay but they are more at loss; these are the unmindful” (7: 179).