Surah Ghafir 40:38–50

غافر

Surah 40 · Ruku 5 of 9 · ayahs 38–50 · Juz 24 · pages 471–473 · Makki

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Ghafir 40:38

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱتَّبِعُونِ أَهْدِكُمْ سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّشَادِ ﴿38﴾

And he who believed said, "O my people, follow me, I will guide you to the way of right conduct.

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1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid
2The one whoالَّذِيalladhiI
3BelievedآمَنَamanaF
4O my peopleيَاقَوْمِyaqawmiCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people
5Followاتَّبِعُونِittabi'uniCBFV+PRONATTاتَّبِعُFollow+ونِme
6I will guide youأَهْدِكُمْahdikumCBFV+PRONATTأَهْدِI will guide+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
7To the wayسَبِيلَsabilaI
8The rightالرَّشَادِl-rashadiIالthe+رَشَادِRight

Ghafir 40:39

يَٰقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا مَتَٰعٌ وَإِنَّ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ هِىَ دَارُ ٱلْقَرَارِ ﴿39﴾

O my people, this worldly life is only [temporary] enjoyment, and indeed, the Hereafter - that is the home of [permanent] settlement.

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1O my peopleيَاقَوْمِyaqawmiCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people
2OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
3ThisهَذِهِhadhihiI
4The lifeالْحَيَاةُl-hayatuIالthe+حَيَاةُLife
5Of the worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world
6Is enjoymentمَتَاعٌmata'unI
7And indeedوَإِنَّwa-innaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+إِنَّIndeed
8The Hereafterالْآخِرَةَl-akhirataIالthe+آخِرَةَHereafter
9ItهِيَhiyaI
10Is the homeدَارُdaruI
11Of settlementالْقَرَارِl-qarariIالthe+قَرَارِOf settlement

Ghafir 40:40

مَنْ عَمِلَ سَيِّئَةً فَلَا يُجْزَىٰٓ إِلَّا مِثْلَهَا ۖ وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ يُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ﴿40﴾

Whoever does an evil deed will not be recompensed except by the like thereof; but whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - those will enter Paradise, being given provision therein without account.

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1WhoeverمَنْmanI
2Doesعَمِلَ'amilaF
3An evilسَيِّئَةًsayyi'atanI
4Then notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاNot
5He will be recompensedيُجْزَىyujzaF
6ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
7The like thereofمِثْلَهَاmithlahaCBIN+PRONATTمِثْلَThe like thereof+هَاher / it / its
8And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+CONDوَand+مَنْWhoever
9Doesعَمِلَ'amilaF
10Righteous deedsصَالِحًاsalihanI
11OfمِنْminH
12MaleذَكَرٍdhakarinI
13OrأَوْawH
14FemaleأُنْثَىunthaI
15While heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَWhile he
16Is a believerمُؤْمِنٌmu'minunI
17Then thoseفَأُولَئِكَfa-ula'ikaCBICONJ+DEMفَso / then+أُولَئِكَThose
18Will enterيَدْخُلُونَyadkhulunaF
19Paradiseالْجَنَّةَl-janataIالthe+جَنَّةَParadise
20They will be given provisionيُرْزَقُونَyurzaqunaF
21In itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هَاher / it / its
22WithoutبِغَيْرِbighayriCBIP+Nبِwith / in+غَيْرِWithout
23AccountحِسَابٍhisabinI

Ghafir 40:41

وَيَٰقَوْمِ مَا لِىٓ أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى ٱلنَّجَوٰةِ وَتَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ ﴿41﴾

And O my people, how is it that I invite you to salvation while you invite me to the Fire?

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1And o my peopleوَيَاقَوْمِwayaqawmiCBICONJ+VOC+Nوَand+يَاقَوْمِO my people
2What isمَاmaI
3For meلِيliCBHP+PRONATTلِfor / to+يme / my
4That i call youأَدْعُوكُمْad'ukumCBFV+PRONATTأَدْعُوThat i call+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5ToإِلَىilaH
6The salvationالنَّجَاةِl-najatiIالthe+نَجَاةِSalvation
7While you call meوَتَدْعُونَنِيwatad'unaniCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+تَدْعُونَWhile you call+نِيme
8ToإِلَىilaH
9The fireالنَّارِl-nariIالthe+نَارِFire

Ghafir 40:42

تَدْعُونَنِى لِأَكْفُرَ بِٱللَّهِ وَأُشْرِكَ بِهِۦ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ وَأَنَا۠ أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْغَفَّٰرِ ﴿42﴾

You invite me to disbelieve in Allah and associate with Him that of which I have no knowledge, and I invite you to the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.

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1You call meتَدْعُونَنِيtad'unaniCBFV+PRONATTتَدْعُونَYou call+نِيme
2That i disbelieveلِأَكْفُرَli-akfuraCBFP+Vلِfor / to+أَكْفُرَThat i disbelieve
3In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
4And to associateوَأُشْرِكَwa-ushrikaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أُشْرِكَTo associate
5With himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
6WhatمَاmaI
7NotلَيْسَlaysaF
8For meلِيliCBHP+PRONATTلِfor / to+يme / my
9Of itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
10Any knowledgeعِلْمٌ'ilmunI
11And iوَأَنَاwa-anaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+أَنَاI
12Call youأَدْعُوكُمْad'ukumCBFV+PRONATTأَدْعُوCall+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
13ToإِلَىilaH
14The all mightyالْعَزِيزِl-'aziziIالthe+عَزِيزِAll mighty
15The oft forgivingالْغَفَّارِl-ghafariIالthe+غَفَّارِOft forgiving

Ghafir 40:43

لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّمَا تَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَيْهِ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَعْوَةٌ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَا فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ مَرَدَّنَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَنَّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ هُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ﴿43﴾

Assuredly, that to which you invite me has no [response to a] supplication in this world or in the Hereafter; and indeed, our return is to Allah, and indeed, the transgressors will be companions of the Fire.

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1NoلَاlaH
2DoubtجَرَمَjaramaI
3That whatأَنَّمَاannamaCBHأَis it? / did?+نَّمَاThat what
4You call meتَدْعُونَنِيtad'unaniCBFV+PRONATTتَدْعُونَYou call+نِيme
5To itإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it
6NotلَيْسَlaysaF
7For itلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
8A claimدَعْوَةٌda'watunI
9InفِيfiH
10The worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاWorld
11And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
12InفِيfiH
13The Hereafterالْآخِرَةِl-akhiratiIالthe+آخِرَةِHereafter
14And thatوَأَنَّwa-annaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+أَنَّThat
15Our returnمَرَدَّنَاmaraddanaCBIN+PRONATTمَرَدَّOur return+نَاus / our
16Is toإِلَىilaH
17Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
18And thatوَأَنَّwa-annaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+أَنَّThat
19The transgressorsالْمُسْرِفِينَl-musrifinaIالthe+مُسْرِفِينَTransgressors
20TheyهُمْhumI
21Will be the companionsأَصْحَابُashabuI
22Of the fireالنَّارِl-nariIالthe+نَارِOf the fire

Ghafir 40:44

فَسَتَذْكُرُونَ مَآ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ ۚ وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَصِيرٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ ﴿44﴾

And you will remember what I [now] say to you, and I entrust my affair to Allah. Indeed, Allah is Seeing of [His] servants."

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1And you will rememberفَسَتَذْكُرُونَfasatadhkurunaCBFCONJ+FUT+Vفَso / then+سَwill+تَذْكُرُونَAnd you will remember
2WhatمَاmaI
3I sayأَقُولُaquluF
4To youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5And i entrustوَأُفَوِّضُwa-ufawwiduCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أُفَوِّضُI entrust
6My affairأَمْرِيamriCBIN+PRONATTأَمْرِMy affair+يme / my
7ToإِلَىilaH
8Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
9IndeedإِنَّinnaH
10Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
11Is all seerبَصِيرٌbasirunI
12Of his slavesبِالْعِبَادِbil-'ibadiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+عِبَادِOf his slaves

Ghafir 40:45

فَوَقَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِ مَا مَكَرُوا۟ ۖ وَحَاقَ بِـَٔالِ فِرْعَوْنَ سُوٓءُ ٱلْعَذَابِ ﴿45﴾

So Allah protected him from the evils they plotted, and the people of Pharaoh were enveloped by the worst of punishment -

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1So Allah protected himفَوَقَاهُfawaqahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+وَقَاAllah protected+هُhim / his / it
2So Allah protected himاللَّهُl-lahuI
3From the evilsسَيِّئَاتِsayyi'atiI
4ThatمَاmaI
5They plottedمَكَرُواmakaruF
6And envelopedوَحَاقَwahaqaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+حَاقَEnveloped
7The peopleبِآلِbi-aliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آلِThe people
8Of Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI
9The worstسُوءُsu'uI
10Punishmentالْعَذَابِl-'adhabiIالthe+عَذَابِPunishment

Ghafir 40:46

ٱلنَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَعَشِيًّا ۖ وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ ٱلْعَذَابِ ﴿46﴾

The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening. And the Day the Hour appears [it will be said], "Make the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment."

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1The fireالنَّارُal-naruIالthe+نَارُFire
2They are exposedيُعْرَضُونَyu'radunaF
3To itعَلَيْهَا'alayhaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هَاher / it / its
4MorningغُدُوًّاghuduwwanI
5And eveningوَعَشِيًّاwa'ashiyyanCBICONJ+Nوَand+عَشِيًّاEvening
6And the dayوَيَوْمَwayawmaCBICONJ+Nوَand+يَوْمَThe day
7Will be establishedتَقُومُtaqumuF
8The hourالسَّاعَةُl-sa'atuIالthe+سَاعَةُHour
9Cause to enterأَدْخِلُواadkhiluF
10The peopleآلَalaI
11Of Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI
12In the severestأَشَدَّashaddaI
13Punishmentالْعَذَابِl-'adhabiIالthe+عَذَابِPunishment

Ghafir 40:47

وَإِذْ يَتَحَآجُّونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ فَيَقُولُ ٱلضُّعَفَٰٓؤُا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا نَصِيبًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ ﴿47﴾

And [mention] when they will argue within the Fire, and the weak will say to those who had been arrogant, "Indeed, we were [only] your followers, so will you relieve us of a share of the Fire?"

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1And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen
2They will disputeيَتَحَاجُّونَyatahajjunaF
3InفِيfiH
4The fireالنَّارِl-nariIالthe+نَارِFire
5Then will sayفَيَقُولُfayaquluCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+يَقُولُWill say
6The weakالضُّعَفَاءُl-du'afa'uIالthe+ضُعَفَاءُWeak
7To those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who
8Were arrogantاسْتَكْبَرُواistakbaruF
9Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
10[we] wereكُنَّاkunnaF
11For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
12Followersتَبَعًاtaba'anI
13So canفَهَلْfahalCBHCONJ+INTGفَso / then+هَلْCan
14YouأَنْتُمْantumI
15AvertمُغْنُونَmughnunaI
16From usعَنَّا'annaCBHP+PRONATTعَFrom+نَاus / our
17A portionنَصِيبًاnasibanI
18OfمِنَminaH
19The fireالنَّارِl-nariIالthe+نَارِFire

Ghafir 40:48

قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُلٌّ فِيهَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ حَكَمَ بَيْنَ ٱلْعِبَادِ ﴿48﴾

Those who had been arrogant will say, "Indeed, all [of us] are in it. Indeed, Allah has judged between the servants."

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1Will sayقَالَqalaF
2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3Were arrogantاسْتَكْبَرُواistakbaruF
4Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
5AllكُلٌّkullunI
6Are in itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيAre in+هَاher / it / its
7IndeedإِنَّinnaH
8Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
9CertainlyقَدْqadH
10Has judgedحَكَمَhakamaF
11BetweenبَيْنَbaynaI
12His slavesالْعِبَادِl-'ibadiIالthe+عِبَادِHis slaves

Ghafir 40:49

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ لِخَزَنَةِ جَهَنَّمَ ٱدْعُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ يُخَفِّفْ عَنَّا يَوْمًا مِّنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ﴿49﴾

And those in the Fire will say to the keepers of Hell, "Supplicate your Lord to lighten for us a day from the punishment."

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1And will sayوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَWill say
2ThoseالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3InفِيfiH
4The fireالنَّارِl-nariIالthe+نَارِFire
5To the keepersلِخَزَنَةِlikhazanatiCBIP+Nلِfor / to+خَزَنَةِThe keepers
6Of HellجَهَنَّمَjahannamaI
7Callادْعُواid'uF
8Your LordرَبَّكُمْrabbakumCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
9To lightenيُخَفِّفْyukhaffifF
10For usعَنَّا'annaCBHP+PRONATTعَFor+نَاus / our
11A dayيَوْمًاyawmanI
12OfمِنَminaH
13The punishmentالْعَذَابِl-'adhabiIالthe+عَذَابِPunishment

Ghafir 40:50

قَالُوٓا۟ أَوَلَمْ تَكُ تَأْتِيكُمْ رُسُلُكُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ ۖ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ ۚ قَالُوا۟ فَٱدْعُوا۟ ۗ وَمَا دُعَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ ﴿50﴾

They will say, "Did there not come to you your messengers with clear proofs?" They will say, "Yes." They will reply, "Then supplicate [yourselves], but the supplication of the disbelievers is not except in error."

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1They will sayقَالُواqaluF
2Did there notأَوَلَمْawalamCBHINTG+CONJ+NEGأَis it? / did?+وَand+لَمْThere not
3Did there notتَكُtakuF
4Come to youتَأْتِيكُمْta'tikumCBFV+PRONATTتَأْتِيCome to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
5Your MessengersرُسُلُكُمْrusulukumCBIN+PRONATTرُسُلُYour Messengers+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
6With clear proofsبِالْبَيِّنَاتِbil-bayinatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بَيِّنَاتِClear proofs
7They will sayقَالُواqaluF
8YesبَلَىbalaH
9They will sayقَالُواqaluF
10Then callفَادْعُواfa-id'uCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ادْعُواCall
11But notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاBut not
12Is the callدُعَاءُdu'a'uI
13Of the disbelieversالْكَافِرِينَl-kafirinaIالthe+كَافِرِينَOf the disbelievers
14ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
15InفِيfiH
16ErrorضَلَالٍdalalinI

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