Surah Ghafir 40:28–37

غافر

Surah 40 · Ruku 4 of 9 · ayahs 28–37 · Juz 24 · pages 470–471 · Makki

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Ghafir 40:28

وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَكْتُمُ إِيمَٰنَهُۥٓ أَتَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلًا أَن يَقُولَ رَبِّىَ ٱللَّهُ وَقَدْ جَآءَكُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ وَإِن يَكُ كَٰذِبًا فَعَلَيْهِ كَذِبُهُۥ ۖ وَإِن يَكُ صَادِقًا يُصِبْكُم بَعْضُ ٱلَّذِى يَعِدُكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ كَذَّابٌ ﴿28﴾

And a believing man from the family of Pharaoh who concealed his faith said, "Do you kill a man [merely] because he says, 'My Lord is Allah' while he has brought you clear proofs from your Lord? And if he should be lying, then upon him is [the consequence of] his lie; but if he should be truthful, there will strike you some of what he promises you. Indeed, Allah does not guide one who is a transgressor and a liar.

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1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid
2A manرَجُلٌrajulunI
3Believingمُؤْمِنٌmu'minunI
4FromمِنْminH
5The familyآلِaliI
6Of Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI
7Who concealedيَكْتُمُyaktumuF
8His faithإِيمَانَهُimanahuCBIN+PRONATTإِيمَانَHis faith+هُhim / his / it
9Will you killأَتَقْتُلُونَataqtulunaCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+تَقْتُلُونَWill you kill
10A manرَجُلًاrajulanI
11BecauseأَنْanH
12He saysيَقُولَyaqulaF
13My LordرَبِّيَrabbiyaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّMy Lord+يَme / my
14Is Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
15And indeedوَقَدْwaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+قَدْIndeed
16He has brought youجَاءَكُمْja'akumCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَHe has brought+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
17Clear proofsبِالْبَيِّنَاتِbil-bayinatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بَيِّنَاتِClear proofs
18FromمِنْminH
19Your LordرَبِّكُمْrabbikumCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
20And ifوَإِنْwa-inCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْIf
21He isيَكُyakuF
22A liarكَاذِبًاkadhibanI
23Then upon himفَعَلَيْهِfa'alayhiCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+عَلَيْهِUpon him
24Is his lieكَذِبُهُkadhibuhuCBIN+PRONATTكَذِبُIs his lie+هُhim / his / it
25And ifوَإِنْwa-inCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْIf
26He isيَكُyakuF
27TruthfulصَادِقًاsadiqanI
28There will strike youيُصِبْكُمْyusibkumCBFV+PRONATTيُصِبْThere will strike+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
29Some ofبَعْضُba'duI
30That whichالَّذِيalladhiI
31He threatens youيَعِدُكُمْya'idukumCBFV+PRONATTيَعِدُHe threatens+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
32IndeedإِنَّinnaH
33Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
34Does notلَاlaH
35GuideيَهْدِيyahdiF
36One whoمَنْmanI
37[he]هُوَhuwaI
38Is a transgressorمُسْرِفٌmusrifunI
39A liarكَذَّابٌkadhabunI

Ghafir 40:29

يَٰقَوْمِ لَكُمُ ٱلْمُلْكُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ظَٰهِرِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَمَن يَنصُرُنَا مِنۢ بَأْسِ ٱللَّهِ إِن جَآءَنَا ۚ قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ مَآ أُرِيكُمْ إِلَّا مَآ أَرَىٰ وَمَآ أَهْدِيكُمْ إِلَّا سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّشَادِ ﴿29﴾

O my people, sovereignty is yours today, [your being] dominant in the land. But who would protect us from the punishment of Allah if it came to us?" Pharaoh said, "I do not show you except what I see, and I do not guide you except to the way of right conduct."

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1O my peopleيَاقَوْمِyaqawmiCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people
2For youلَكُمُlakumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
3Is the kingdomالْمُلْكُl-mulkuIالthe+مُلْكُIs the kingdom
4Todayالْيَوْمَl-yawmaIالthe+يَوْمَToday
5DominantظَاهِرِينَzahirinaI
6InفِيfiH
7The landالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِLand
8But whoفَمَنْfamanCBICONJ+INTGفَso / then+مَنْBut who
9Will help usيَنْصُرُنَاyansurunaCBFV+PRONATTيَنْصُرُWill help+نَاus / our
10FromمِنْminH
11The punishmentبَأْسِba-siI
12Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
13IfإِنْinH
14It came to usجَاءَنَاja'anaCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَIt came to+نَاus / our
15SaidقَالَqalaF
16Pharaohفِرْعَوْنُfir'awnuI
17NotمَاmaH
18I show youأُرِيكُمْurikumCBFV+PRONATTأُرِيI show+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
19ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
20WhatمَاmaI
21I seeأَرَىaraF
22And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
23I guide youأَهْدِيكُمْahdikumCBFV+PRONATTأَهْدِيI guide+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
24ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
25To the pathسَبِيلَsabilaI
26The rightالرَّشَادِl-rashadiIالthe+رَشَادِRight

Ghafir 40:30

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُم مِّثْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ ﴿30﴾

And he who believed said, "O my people, indeed I fear for you [a fate] like the day of the companies -

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1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid
2He whoالَّذِيalladhiI
3BelievedآمَنَamanaF
4O my peopleيَاقَوْمِyaqawmiCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people
5Indeed iإِنِّيinniCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
6[i] fearأَخَافُakhafuF
7For youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
8LikeمِثْلَmithlaI
9The dayيَوْمِyawmiI
10Of the companiesالْأَحْزَابِl-ahzabiIالthe+أَحْزَابِOf the companies

Ghafir 40:31

مِثْلَ دَأْبِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۚ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ظُلْمًا لِّلْعِبَادِ ﴿31﴾

Like the custom of the people of Noah and of 'Aad and Thamud and those after them. And Allah wants no injustice for [His] servants.

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1LikeمِثْلَmithlaI
2The plightدَأْبِda'biI
3Of the peopleقَوْمِqawmiI
4Of noahنُوحٍnuhinI
5And aadوَعَادٍwa'adinCBICONJ+PNوَand+عَادٍAad
6And thamudوَثَمُودَwathamudaCBICONJ+PNوَand+ثَمُودَThamud
7And thoseوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose
8After themمِنْminH
9After themبَعْدِهِمْba'dihimCBIN+PRONATTبَعْدِAfter+هِمْthem / their
10And Allah does notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاAllah does not
11And Allah does notاللَّهُl-lahuI
12WantيُرِيدُyuriduF
13InjusticeظُلْمًاzulmanI
14For his slavesلِلْعِبَادِlil'ibadiCBIP+Nلِلfor the+عِبَادِHis slaves

Ghafir 40:32

وَيَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلتَّنَادِ ﴿32﴾

And O my people, indeed I fear for you the Day of Calling -

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1And o my peopleوَيَاقَوْمِwayaqawmiCBICONJ+VOC+Nوَand+يَاقَوْمِO my people
2Indeed iإِنِّيinniCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
3[i] fearأَخَافُakhafuF
4For youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5The dayيَوْمَyawmaI
6Of callingالتَّنَادِl-tanadiIالthe+تَنَادِOf calling

Ghafir 40:33

يَوْمَ تُوَلُّونَ مُدْبِرِينَ مَا لَكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍ ۗ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ ﴿33﴾

The Day you will turn your backs fleeing; there is not for you from Allah any protector. And whoever Allah leaves astray - there is not for him any guide.

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1A dayيَوْمَyawmaI
2You will turn backتُوَلُّونَtuwallunaF
3FleeingمُدْبِرِينَmudbirinaI
4NotمَاmaH
5For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
6FromمِنَminaH
7Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
8AnyمِنْminH
9Protectorعَاصِمٍ'asiminI
10And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+CONDوَand+مَنْWhoever
11Allah lets go astrayيُضْلِلِyudliliF
12Allah lets go astrayاللَّهُl-lahuI
13Then notفَمَاfamaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+مَاNot
14For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
15AnyمِنْminH
16GuideهَادٍhadinI

Ghafir 40:34

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِن قَبْلُ بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَمَا زِلْتُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّمَّا جَآءَكُم بِهِۦ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا هَلَكَ قُلْتُمْ لَن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ رَسُولًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ مُّرْتَابٌ ﴿34﴾

And Joseph had already come to you before with clear proofs, but you remained in doubt of that which he brought to you, until when he died, you said, 'Never will Allah send a messenger after him.' Thus does Allah leave astray he who is a transgressor and skeptic."

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1And indeedوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْIndeed
2Came to youجَاءَكُمْja'akumCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَCame to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
3JosephيُوسُفُyusufuI
4BeforeمِنْminH
5BeforeقَبْلُqabluI
6With clear proofsبِالْبَيِّنَاتِbil-bayinatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بَيِّنَاتِClear proofs
7But notفَمَاfamaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+مَاBut not
8You ceasedزِلْتُمْziltumF
9InفِيfiH
10DoubtشَكٍّshakkinI
11About whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat
12He brought to youجَاءَكُمْja'akumCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَHe brought to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
13[with it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
14UntilحَتَّىhattaH
15WhenإِذَاidhaI
16He diedهَلَكَhalakaF
17You saidقُلْتُمْqultumF
18NeverلَنْlanH
19Will Allah raiseيَبْعَثَyab'athaF
20Will Allah raiseاللَّهُl-lahuI
21After himمِنْminH
22After himبَعْدِهِba'dihiCBIN+PRONATTبَعْدِAfter+هِhim / his / it
23A MessengerرَسُولًاrasulanI
24ThusكَذَلِكَkadhalikaCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus
25Allah lets go astrayيُضِلُّyudilluF
26Allah lets go astrayاللَّهُl-lahuI
27WhoمَنْmanI
28[he]هُوَhuwaI
29Is a transgressorمُسْرِفٌmusrifunI
30A doubterمُرْتَابٌmurtabunI

Ghafir 40:35

ٱلَّذِينَ يُجَٰدِلُونَ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَٰنٍ أَتَىٰهُمْ ۖ كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعِندَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ قَلْبِ مُتَكَبِّرٍ جَبَّارٍ ﴿35﴾

Those who dispute concerning the signs of Allah without an authority having come to them - great is hatred [of them] in the sight of Allah and in the sight of those who have believed. Thus does Allah seal over every heart [belonging to] an arrogant tyrant.

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1Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
2DisputeيُجَادِلُونَyujadilunaF
3ConcerningفِيfiH
4The signsآيَاتِayatiI
5Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
6WithoutبِغَيْرِbighayriCBIP+Nبِwith / in+غَيْرِWithout
7Any authorityسُلْطَانٍsultaninI
8Having come to themأَتَاهُمْatahumCBFV+PRONATTأَتَاHaving come to+هُمْthem / their
9It is greatlyكَبُرَkaburaF
10HatefulمَقْتًاmaqtanI
11Near Allahعِنْدَ'indaI
12Near Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
13And nearوَعِنْدَwa'indaCBICONJ+LOCوَand+عِنْدَNear
14ThoseالَّذِينَalladhinaI
15Who believeآمَنُواamanuF
16ThusكَذَلِكَkadhalikaCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus
17Allah sets a sealيَطْبَعُyatba'uF
18Allah sets a sealاللَّهُl-lahuI
19Overعَلَى'alaH
20EveryكُلِّkulliI
21HeartقَلْبِqalbiI
22Of an arrogantمُتَكَبِّرٍmutakabbirinI
23TyrantجَبَّارٍjabbarinI

Ghafir 40:36

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ ٱبْنِ لِى صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّىٓ أَبْلُغُ ٱلْأَسْبَٰبَ ﴿36﴾

And Pharaoh said, "O Haman, construct for me a tower that I might reach the ways -

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1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid
2Pharaohفِرْعَوْنُfir'awnuI
3O hamanيَاهَامَانُyahamanuCBIVOC+PNيَاO+هَامَانُHaman
4ConstructابْنِibniF
5For meلِيliCBHP+PRONATTلِfor / to+يme / my
6A towerصَرْحًاsarhanI
7That i mayلَعَلِّيla'alliCBHلَfor / to+عَلِّThat i may+يme / my
8ReachأَبْلُغُablughuF
9The waysالْأَسْبَابَl-asbabaIالthe+أَسْبَابَWays

Ghafir 40:37

أَسْبَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُّهُۥ كَٰذِبًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَصُدَّ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۚ وَمَا كَيْدُ فِرْعَوْنَ إِلَّا فِى تَبَابٍ ﴿37﴾

The ways into the heavens - so that I may look at the deity of Moses; but indeed, I think he is a liar." And thus was made attractive to Pharaoh the evil of his deed, and he was averted from the [right] way. And the plan of Pharaoh was not except in ruin.

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1The waysأَسْبَابَasbabaI
2To the heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِl-samawatiIالthe+سَمَوَاتِTo the heavens
3So i may lookفَأَطَّلِعَfa-attali'aCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَطَّلِعَI may look
4AtإِلَىilaH
5The godإِلَهِilahiI
6Of mosesمُوسَىmusaI
7And indeed iوَإِنِّيwa-inniCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِIndeed i+نيme
8[i] surely think himلَأَظُنُّهُla-azunnuhuCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+أَظُنُّ[i] surely think+هُhim / his / it
9To be a liarكَاذِبًاkadhibanI
10And thusوَكَذَلِكَwakadhalikaCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus
11Was made fair seemingزُيِّنَzuyyinaF
12To Pharaohلِفِرْعَوْنَlifir'awnaCBIP+PNلِfor / to+فِرْعَوْنَPharaoh
13The evilسُوءُsu'uI
14Of his deedعَمَلِهِ'amalihiCBIN+PRONATTعَمَلِOf his deed+هِhim / his / it
15And he was avertedوَصُدَّwasuddaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+صُدَّHe was averted
16Fromعَنِ'aniH
17The wayالسَّبِيلِl-sabiliIالthe+سَبِيلِWay
18And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
19Was the plotكَيْدُkayduI
20Of Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI
21ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
22InفِيfiH
23RuinتَبَابٍtababinI

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