أُولَٰئِكَ لَمْ يَكُونُوا مُعْجِزِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَوْلِيَاءَ ۘ يُضَاعَفُ لَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ ۚ مَا كَانُوا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ السَّمْعَ وَمَا كَانُوا يُبْصِرُونَ (20)
(11:20) They had no power to frustrate Allah's design in the earth, *24 nor did they have any protectors against Allah. Their chastisement will be doubled. *25 They were unable to hear, nor could they see.
*24). This, again, refers to what will happen in the Next Life.
*25). They will suffer punishment for being in error and for misleading others and leaving behind a legacy of error and misguidance for coming generations. (See Towards Understanding the Qur'an, vol. Ill, al-A'raf, n. 30, pp. 23-6 -Ed.)