بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ
the faithless indeed dwell in conceit and defiance.
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 38:2
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 38:2] The disbelievers were boastful and quarrelsome. The root of evil is arrogance and schism. This leads to dissension, opposition and separation.