Surah Ghafir 40:1–9

غافر

Surah 40 · Ruku 1 of 9 · ayahs 1–9 · Juz 24 · pages 467–468 · Makki

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Ghafir 40:1

حمٓ ﴿1﴾

Ha, Meem.

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1Ha meemحمhha-meemH

Ghafir 40:2

تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ ﴿2﴾

The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

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1The revelationتَنْزِيلُtanziluI
2Of the Bookالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+كِتَابِOf the Book
3Is fromمِنَminaH
4Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
5The all mightyالْعَزِيزِl-'aziziIالthe+عَزِيزِAll mighty
6The all knowerالْعَلِيمِl-'alimiIالthe+عَلِيمِAll knower

Ghafir 40:3

غَافِرِ ٱلذَّنۢبِ وَقَابِلِ ٱلتَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ ٱلْعِقَابِ ذِى ٱلطَّوْلِ ۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ﴿3﴾

The forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination.

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1The forgiverغَافِرِghafiriI
2Of the sinالذَّنْبِl-dhanbiIالthe+ذَنْبِOf the sin
3And the acceptorوَقَابِلِwaqabiliCBICONJ+Nوَand+قَابِلِThe acceptor
4Of [the] repentanceالتَّوْبِl-tawbiIالthe+تَوْبِOf [the] repentance
5SevereشَدِيدِshadidiI
6In the punishmentالْعِقَابِl-'iqabiIالthe+عِقَابِIn the punishment
7Owner of the abundanceذِيdhiI
8Owner of the abundanceالطَّوْلِl-tawliIالthe+طَوْلِOwner of the abundance
9There is noلَاlaH
10GodإِلَهَilahaI
11ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
12HimهُوَhuwaI
13To himإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it
14Is the final returnالْمَصِيرُl-masiruIالthe+مَصِيرُIs the final return

Ghafir 40:4

مَا يُجَٰدِلُ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَلَا يَغْرُرْكَ تَقَلُّبُهُمْ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ ﴿4﴾

No one disputes concerning the signs of Allah except those who disbelieve, so be not deceived by their [uninhibited] movement throughout the land.

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1NotمَاmaH
2DisputeيُجَادِلُyujadiluF
3ConcerningفِيfiH
4The versesآيَاتِayatiI
5Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
6ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
7Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
8DisbelieveكَفَرُواkafaruF
9So let notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاLet not
10Deceive youيَغْرُرْكَyaghrurkaCBFV+PRONATTيَغْرُرْDeceive+كَyou / your
11Their movementتَقَلُّبُهُمْtaqallubuhumCBIN+PRONATTتَقَلُّبُTheir movement+هُمْthem / their
12InفِيfiH
13The citiesالْبِلَادِl-biladiIالthe+بِلَادِCities

Ghafir 40:5

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ وَهَمَّتْ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍۭ بِرَسُولِهِمْ لِيَأْخُذُوهُ ۖ وَجَٰدَلُوا۟ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا۟ بِهِ ٱلْحَقَّ فَأَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ ﴿5﴾

The people of Noah denied before them and the [disbelieving] factions after them, and every nation intended [a plot] for their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth. So I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.

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1DeniedكَذَّبَتْkadhabatF
2Before themقَبْلَهُمْqablahumCBIT+PRONATTقَبْلَBefore+هُمْthem / their
3The peopleقَوْمُqawmuI
4Of noahنُوحٍnuhinI
5And the factionsوَالْأَحْزَابُwal-ahzabuCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَحْزَابُFactions
6After themمِنْminH
7After themبَعْدِهِمْba'dihimCBIN+PRONATTبَعْدِAfter+هِمْthem / their
8And plottedوَهَمَّتْwahammatCBFCONJ+Vوَand+هَمَّتْPlotted
9EveryكُلُّkulluI
10NationأُمَّةٍummatinI
11Against their MessengerبِرَسُولِهِمْbirasulihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+رَسُولِAgainst their Messenger+هِمْthem / their
12To seize himلِيَأْخُذُوهُliya'khudhuhuCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+يَأْخُذُوSeize+هُhim / his / it
13And they disputedوَجَادَلُواwajadaluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَادَلُواThey disputed
14By falsehoodبِالْبَاطِلِbil-batiliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بَاطِلِFalsehood
15To refuteلِيُدْحِضُواliyudhiduCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يُدْحِضُواRefute
16TherebyبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
17The truthالْحَقَّl-haqaIالthe+حَقَّTruth
18So i seized themفَأَخَذْتُهُمْfa-akhadhtuhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَخَذْتُI seized+هُمْthem / their
19Then howفَكَيْفَfakayfaCBICONJ+INTGفَso / then+كَيْفَHow
20WasكَانَkanaF
21My penaltyعِقَابِ'iqabiI

Ghafir 40:6

وَكَذَٰلِكَ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ﴿6﴾

And thus has the word of your Lord come into effect upon those who disbelieved that they are companions of the Fire.

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1And thusوَكَذَلِكَwakadhalikaCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus
2Has been justifiedحَقَّتْhaqqatF
3The wordكَلِمَتُkalimatuI
4Of your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf your Lord+كَyou / your
5Againstعَلَى'alaH
6Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
7DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF
8That theyأَنَّهُمْannahumCBHACC+PRONATTأَنَّThat+هُمْthem / their
9Are companionsأَصْحَابُashabuI
10Of the fireالنَّارِl-nariIالthe+نَارِOf the fire

Ghafir 40:7

ٱلَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ ٱلْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ رَّحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا فَٱغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿7﴾

Those [angels] who carry the Throne and those around it exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who have believed, [saying], "Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire.

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1Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
2BearيَحْمِلُونَyahmilunaF
3The throneالْعَرْشَl-'arshaIالthe+عَرْشَThrone
4And whoوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَنْWho
5Are around itحَوْلَهُhawlahuCBIN+PRONATTحَوْلَAre around+هُhim / his / it
6GlorifyيُسَبِّحُونَyusabbihunaF
7The praisesبِحَمْدِbihamdiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+حَمْدِThe praises
8Of their LordرَبِّهِمْrabbihimCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf their Lord+هِمْthem / their
9And believeوَيُؤْمِنُونَwayu'minunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُؤْمِنُونَBelieve
10In himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
11And ask forgivenessوَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَwayastaghfirunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَسْتَغْفِرُونَAsk forgiveness
12For those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who
13BelieveآمَنُواamanuF
14Our LordرَبَّنَاrabbanaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّOur Lord+نَاus / our
15You encompassوَسِعْتَwasi'taF
16AllكُلَّkullaI
17Thingsشَيْءٍshay'inI
18By your mercyرَحْمَةًrahmatanI
19And knowledgeوَعِلْمًاwa'ilmanCBICONJ+Nوَand+عِلْمًاKnowledge
20So forgiveفَاغْفِرْfa-ighfirCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اغْفِرْForgive
21Those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who
22RepentتَابُواtabuF
23And followوَاتَّبَعُواwa-ittaba'uCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتَّبَعُواFollow
24Your wayسَبِيلَكَsabilakaCBIN+PRONATTسَبِيلَYour way+كَyou / your
25And save themوَقِهِمْwaqihimCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+قِSave+هِمْthem / their
26The punishmentعَذَابَ'adhabaI
27Of the hellfireالْجَحِيمِl-jahimiIالthe+جَحِيمِOf the hellfire

Ghafir 40:8

رَبَّنَا وَأَدْخِلْهُمْ جَنَّٰتِ عَدْنٍ ٱلَّتِى وَعَدتَّهُمْ وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ ءَابَآئِهِمْ وَأَزْوَٰجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّٰتِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿8﴾

Our Lord, and admit them to gardens of perpetual residence which You have promised them and whoever was righteous among their fathers, their spouses and their offspring. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

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1Our LordرَبَّنَاrabbanaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّOur Lord+نَاus / our
2And admit themوَأَدْخِلْهُمْwa-adkhilhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَدْخِلْAdmit+هُمْthem / their
3To gardensجَنَّاتِjannatiI
4Of edenعَدْنٍ'adninI
5WhichالَّتِيallatiI
6You have promised themوَعَدْتَهُمْwa'adttahumCBFV+PRONATTوَعَدتَّYou have promised+هُمْthem / their
7And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَنْWhoever
8Was righteousصَلَحَsalahaF
9AmongمِنْminH
10Their fathersآبَائِهِمْaba'ihimCBIN+PRONATTآبَائِTheir fathers+هِمْthem / their
11And their spousesوَأَزْوَاجِهِمْwa-azwajihimCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَزْوَاجِTheir spouses+هِمْthem / their
12And their offspringوَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْwadhurriyyatihimCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+ذُرِّيَّاتِTheir offspring+هِمْthem / their
13Indeed youإِنَّكَinnakaCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+كَyou / your
14YouأَنْتَantaI
15Are the all mightyالْعَزِيزُl-'azizuIالthe+عَزِيزُAre the all mighty
16The all wiseالْحَكِيمُl-hakimuIالthe+حَكِيمُAll wise

Ghafir 40:9

وَقِهِمُ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ۚ وَمَن تَقِ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُۥ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿9﴾

And protect them from the evil consequences [of their deeds]. And he whom You protect from evil consequences that Day - You will have given him mercy. And that is the great attainment."

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1And protect themوَقِهِمُwaqihimuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+قِProtect+هِمُthem / their
2From the evilsالسَّيِّئَاتِl-sayi'atiIالthe+سَيِّئَاتِFrom the evils
3And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+CONDوَand+مَنْWhoever
4You protectتَقِtaqiF
5From the evilsالسَّيِّئَاتِl-sayi'atiIالthe+سَيِّئَاتِFrom the evils
6That dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat
7Then verilyفَقَدْfaqadCBHCONJ+CERTفَso / then+قَدْVerily
8You bestowed mercy on himرَحِمْتَهُrahimtahuCBFV+PRONATTرَحِمْتَYou bestowed mercy on+هُhim / his / it
9And thatوَذَلِكَwadhalikaCBICONJ+DEMوَand+ذَلِكَThat
10[it]هُوَhuwaI
11Is the successالْفَوْزُl-fawzuIالthe+فَوْزُIs the success
12The greatالْعَظِيمُl-'azimuIالthe+عَظِيمُGreat

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