Surah Ghafir

Verse 40:1

حٰمٓ ۟ۚ

Ḥaa-Meeem.

Ḥâ-Mĩm.

Verse 40:2

تَنْزِیْلُ الْكِتٰبِ مِنَ اللّٰهِ الْعَزِیْزِ الْعَلِیْمِ ۟ۙ

Tañzeelul Kitaabi minal laahil ʻAzeezil ʻAleem,―

The revelation of this Book is from Allah—the Almighty, All-Knowing,

Verse 40:3

غَافِرِ الذَّنْۢبِ وَقَابِلِ التَّوْبِ شَدِیْدِ الْعِقَابِ ۙ ذِی الطَّوْلِ ؕ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ؕ اِلَیْهِ الْمَصِیْرُ ۟

G̣aafiriẓ Ẓambi wa-Q̣aabilit Tawbi Shadeedil ʻIq̣aabi Ẓiṭ Ṭawl. Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Hoo: ʹilayhil Maṣeer.

the Forgiver of sin and Accepter of repentance, the Severe in punishment, and Infinite in bounty. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. To Him ˹alone˺ is the final return.

Verse 40:4

مَا یُجَادِلُ فِیْۤ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ اِلَّا الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا فَلَا یَغْرُرْكَ تَقَلُّبُهُمْ فِی الْبِلَادِ ۟

Maa- yujaadilu feee ʹAayaatil laahi ʹillal laẓeena kafaroo falaa yag̣rurka taq̣allubuhum fil bilaad!

None disputes the signs of Allah except the disbelievers, so do not be deceived by their prosperity throughout the land.

Verse 40:5

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوْحٍ وَّالْاَحْزَابُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ ۪ وَهَمَّتْ كُلُّ اُمَّةٍ بِرَسُوْلِهِمْ لِیَاْخُذُوْهُ وَجٰدَلُوْا بِالْبَاطِلِ لِیُدْحِضُوْا بِهِ الْحَقَّ فَاَخَذْتُهُمْ ۫ فَكَیْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ ۟

Kaẓẓabat q̣ablahum Q̣awmu Nooḥiñw wal-ʹAḥzaabu mim baʻdihim; wa-hammat kullu ʹummatim birasoolihim liyaʹkhuẓoohu wa-jaadaloo bilbaaṭili liyudḥiḍoo bihil Ḥaq̣q̣a faʹakhaẓtuhum! Fakayfa kaana ʻIq̣aab!

Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺, as did ˹other˺ enemy forces afterwards. Every community plotted against its prophet to seize him, and argued in falsehood, ˹hoping˺ to discredit the truth with it. So I seized them. And how ˹horrible˺ was My punishment!

Verse 40:6

وَكَذٰلِكَ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اَنَّهُمْ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۟

Wa-kaẓaalika ḥaq̣q̣at Kalimatu Rabbika ʻalal laẓeena kafarooo ʹannahum ʹAṣḥaabun Naar!

And so your Lord’s decree has been proven true against the disbelievers—that they will be the inmates of the Fire.

Verse 40:7

اَلَّذِیْنَ یَحْمِلُوْنَ الْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهٗ یُسَبِّحُوْنَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَیُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِهٖ وَیَسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ لِلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَیْءٍ رَّحْمَةً وَّعِلْمًا فَاغْفِرْ لِلَّذِیْنَ تَابُوْا وَاتَّبَعُوْا سَبِیْلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِیْمِ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena yaḥmiloonal ʻArsha wa-man ḥawlahoo yusabbiḥoona bi-Ḥamdi Rabbihim wa-yuʹminoona bihee wa-yastag̣firoona lillaẓeena ʹaamanoo: Rabbanaa wasiʻta kulla shayʹir Raḥmatañw wa-ʻilmañ fag̣fir lillaẓeena taaboo wattabaʻoo Sabeelaka waq̣ihim ʻAẓaabal Jaḥeem!

Those ˹angels˺ who carry the Throne and those around it glorify the praises of their Lord, have faith in Him, and seek forgiveness for the believers, ˹praying:˺ “Our Lord! You encompass everything in ˹Your˺ mercy and knowledge. So forgive those who repent and follow Your Way, and protect them from the torment of the Hellfire.

Verse 40:8

رَبَّنَا وَاَدْخِلْهُمْ جَنّٰتِ عَدْنِ لَّتِیْ وَعَدْتَّهُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ اٰبَآىِٕهِمْ وَاَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّیّٰتِهِمْ ؕ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟ۙ

Rabbanaa wa-ʹadkhilhum Jannaati ʻAdninil latee waʻattahum wa-mañ ṣalaḥa min ʹaabaaaʹihim wa-ʹazwaajihim wa-ẓurriyyaatihim! ʹInnaka ʹAñtal ʻAzeezul Ḥakeem.

Our Lord! Admit them into the Gardens of Eternity which You have promised them, along with the righteous among their parents, spouses, and descendants. You ˹alone˺ are truly the Almighty, All-Wise.

Verse 40:9

وَقِهِمُ السَّیِّاٰتِ ؕ وَمَنْ تَقِ السَّیِّاٰتِ یَوْمَىِٕذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهٗ ؕ وَذٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِیْمُ ۟۠

Waq̣ihimus sayyiʹaat; wa-mañ taq̣is sayyiʹaati Yawmaʹiẓiñ faq̣ad raḥimtah: wa-zaalika huwal Fawzul ʻaz̤̣eem.

And protect them from ˹the consequences of their˺ evil deeds. For whoever You protect from the evil of their deeds on that Day will have been shown Your mercy. That is ˹truly˺ the ultimate triumph.”

Verse 40:10

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا یُنَادَوْنَ لَمَقْتُ اللّٰهِ اَكْبَرُ مِنْ مَّقْتِكُمْ اَنْفُسَكُمْ اِذْ تُدْعَوْنَ اِلَی الْاِیْمَانِ فَتَكْفُرُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnal laẓeena kafaroo yunaadawna lamaq̣tul laahi ʹakbaru mim maq̣tikum ʹañfusakum ʹiẓ tudʻawna ʹilal ʹeemaani fatakfuroon.

Indeed, it will be announced to the disbelievers, “Allah’s contempt for you—as you disbelieved when invited to belief—was far worse than your contempt for one another ˹Today˺.”

Verse 40:11

قَالُوْا رَبَّنَاۤ اَمَتَّنَا اثْنَتَیْنِ وَاَحْیَیْتَنَا اثْنَتَیْنِ فَاعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوْبِنَا فَهَلْ اِلٰی خُرُوْجٍ مِّنْ سَبِیْلٍ ۟

Q̣aaloo Rabbanaaa ʹamat tanas̤natayni wa-ʹaḥyaytanas̤ natayni faʻtarafnaa biẓunoobinaa fahal ʹilaa khuroojim miñ sabeel?

They will plead, “Our Lord! You made us lifeless twice, and gave us life twice. Now we confess our sins. So is there any way out?”

Verse 40:12

ذٰلِكُمْ بِاَنَّهٗۤ اِذَا دُعِیَ اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهٗ كَفَرْتُمْ ۚ وَاِنْ یُّشْرَكْ بِهٖ تُؤْمِنُوْا ؕ فَالْحُكْمُ لِلّٰهِ الْعَلِیِّ الْكَبِیْرِ ۟

Ẓaalikum̃ biʹannahooo ʹiẓaa duʻiyal laahu waḥdahoo kafartum, wa-ʹiñy yushrak bihee tuʹminoo! Fal-Ḥukmu lillaahil ʻAliyyil Kabeer!

˹They will be told,˺ “˹No!˺ This is because when Allah alone was invoked, you ˹staunchly˺ disbelieved. But when others were associated with Him ˹in worship˺, you ˹readily˺ believed. So ˹Today˺ judgment belongs to Allah ˹alone˺—the Most High, All-Great.”

Verse 40:13

هُوَ الَّذِیْ یُرِیْكُمْ اٰیٰتِهٖ وَیُنَزِّلُ لَكُمْ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ رِزْقًا ؕ وَمَا یَتَذَكَّرُ اِلَّا مَنْ یُّنِیْبُ ۟

Huwal laẓee yureekum ʹAayaatihee wa-yunazzilu lakum minas samaaaʹi Rizq̣aa: wa-maa yataẓakkaru ʹillaa mañy yuneeb.

He is the One Who shows you His signs and sends down ˹rain as˺ a provision for you from the sky. ˹But˺ none will be mindful except those who turn ˹to Him˺.

Verse 40:14

فَادْعُوا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِصِیْنَ لَهُ الدِّیْنَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ ۟

Fadʻul laaha mukhliṣeena lahud deena wa-law karihal kaafiroon.

So call upon Allah with sincere devotion, even to the dismay of the disbelievers.

Verse 40:15

رَفِیْعُ الدَّرَجٰتِ ذُو الْعَرْشِ ۚ یُلْقِی الرُّوْحَ مِنْ اَمْرِهٖ عَلٰی مَنْ یَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖ لِیُنْذِرَ یَوْمَ التَّلَاقِ ۟ۙ

Rafeeʻud darajaati Ẓul ʻArsh: yulq̣ir rooḥa min ʹAmrihee ʻalaa mañy yashaaaʹu min ʻibaadihee liyuñẓira Yawmat Talaaq̣,―

˹He is˺ Highly Exalted in rank, Lord of the Throne. He sends down the revelation by His command to whoever He wills of His servants to warn ˹all˺ of the Day of Meeting—

Verse 40:16

یَوْمَ هُمْ بٰرِزُوْنَ ۚ۬ لَا یَخْفٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ مِنْهُمْ شَیْءٌ ؕ لِمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْیَوْمَ ؕ لِلّٰهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ ۟

Yawma hum̃ baarizoon: laa- yakhfaa ʻalal laahi minhum shayʹ. Limanil Mulkul Yawm? Lillaahil Waaḥidil Q̣ahhaar!

the Day all will appear ˹before Allah˺. Nothing about them will be hidden from Him. ˹He will ask,˺ “Who does all authority belong to this Day? To Allah—the One, the Supreme!

Verse 40:17

اَلْیَوْمَ تُجْزٰی كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ ؕ لَا ظُلْمَ الْیَوْمَ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَرِیْعُ الْحِسَابِ ۟

ʹAl-Yawma tujzaa kullu nafsim bimaa Kasabat laa z̤̣ulmal Yawm. ʹInnal laaha Sareeʻul Ḥisaab.

Today every soul will be rewarded for what it has done. No injustice Today! Surely Allah is swift in reckoning.”

Verse 40:18

وَاَنْذِرْهُمْ یَوْمَ الْاٰزِفَةِ اِذِ الْقُلُوْبُ لَدَی الْحَنَاجِرِ كٰظِمِیْنَ ؕ۬ مَا لِلظّٰلِمِیْنَ مِنْ حَمِیْمٍ وَّلَا شَفِیْعٍ یُّطَاعُ ۟ؕ

Wa-ʹañẓirhum Yawmal ʹAazifati ʹiẓil q̣uloobu ladal ḥanaajiri kaaz̤̣imeen; maa- liz̤̣z̤̣aalimeena min ḥameemiñw walaa shafeeʻiñy yuṭaaʻ.

Warn them ˹O Prophet˺ of the approaching Day when the hearts will jump into the throats, suppressing distress. The wrongdoers will have neither a close friend nor intercessor to be heard.

Verse 40:19

یَعْلَمُ خَآىِٕنَةَ الْاَعْیُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِی الصُّدُوْرُ ۟

Yaʻlamu khaaaʹinatal ʹaʻyuni wa-maa tukhfiṣ ṣudoor.

Allah ˹even˺ knows the sly glances of the eyes and whatever the hearts conceal.

Verse 40:20

وَاللّٰهُ یَقْضِیْ بِالْحَقِّ ؕ وَالَّذِیْنَ یَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ لَا یَقْضُوْنَ بِشَیْءٍ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ السَّمِیْعُ الْبَصِیْرُ ۟۠

Wallaahu yaq̣ḍee bil-Ḥaq̣q̣: wallaẓeena yadʻoona miñ doonihee laa- yaq̣ḍoona bishayʹ ʹInnal laaha Huwas Sameeʻul Baṣeer.

And Allah judges with the truth, while those ˹idols˺ they invoke besides Him cannot judge at all. Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

Verse 40:21

اَوَلَمْ یَسِیْرُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ فَیَنْظُرُوْا كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِیْنَ كَانُوْا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ؕ كَانُوْا هُمْ اَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَّاٰثَارًا فِی الْاَرْضِ فَاَخَذَهُمُ اللّٰهُ بِذُنُوْبِهِمْ ؕ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ وَّاقٍ ۟

ʹAwalam yaseeroo fil ʹarḍi fayañz̤̣uroo kayfa kaana ʻAaq̣ibatul laẓeena kaanoo miñ q̣ablihim? Kaanoo hum ʹashadda minhum q̣uwwatañw waʹaas̤aarañ fil ʹarḍi faʹakhaẓahumul laahu biẓunoobihim: wa-maa kaana lahum minal laahi miñw waaq̣.

Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the end of those ˹destroyed˺ before them? They were far superior in might and ˹richer in˺ monuments throughout the land. But Allah seized them for their sins, and they had no protector from Allah.

Verse 40:22

ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانَتْ تَّاْتِیْهِمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ فَكَفَرُوْا فَاَخَذَهُمُ اللّٰهُ ؕ اِنَّهٗ قَوِیٌّ شَدِیْدُ الْعِقَابِ ۟

Ẓaalika biʹannahum kaanat taʹteehim rusuluhum̃ bilbayyinaati fakafaroo faʹakhaẓahumul laah: ʹinnahoo Q̣awiyyuñ Shadeedul ʻiq̣aab.

That was because their messengers used to come to them with clear proofs, but they persisted in disbelief. So Allah seized them. Surely He is All-Powerful, severe in punishment.

Verse 40:23

وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا مُوْسٰی بِاٰیٰتِنَا وَسُلْطٰنٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟ۙ

Wa-laq̣ad ʹarsalnaa Moosaa biʹAayaatinaa wa-Ṣultaanim mubeen,

Indeed, We sent Moses with Our signs and compelling proof

Verse 40:24

اِلٰی فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامٰنَ وَقَارُوْنَ فَقَالُوْا سٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ ۟

ʹIlaa Firʻawna wa-Haamaana wa-Q̣aaroona faq̣aaloo saaḥiruñ kaẓẓaab!

to Pharaoh, Hamân, and Korah. But they responded: “Magician! Total liar!”

Verse 40:25

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا قَالُوا اقْتُلُوْۤا اَبْنَآءَ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مَعَهٗ وَاسْتَحْیُوْا نِسَآءَهُمْ ؕ وَمَا كَیْدُ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ اِلَّا فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ ۟

Falammaa jaaʹahum̃ bil-Ḥaq̣q̣i min ʻiñdinaa q̣aaluq̣ tulooo ʹabnaaaʹal laẓeena ʹaamanoo maʻahoo wastaḥyoo nisaaaʹahum. Wa-maa kaydul kaafireena ʹillaa fee ḍalaal!...

Then, when he came to them with the truth from Us, they said, “Kill the sons of those who believe with him and keep their women.” But the plotting of the disbelievers was only in vain.

Verse 40:26

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ذَرُوْنِیْۤ اَقْتُلْ مُوْسٰی وَلْیَدْعُ رَبَّهٗ ۚ اِنِّیْۤ اَخَافُ اَنْ یُّبَدِّلَ دِیْنَكُمْ اَوْ اَنْ یُّظْهِرَ فِی الْاَرْضِ الْفَسَادَ ۟

Wa-q̣aala Firʻawnu ẓarooneee ʹaq̣tul Moosaa walyadʻu Rabbah! ʹInneee ʹakhaafu ʹañy yubaddila deenakum ʹaw ʹañy yuz̤̣hira fil ʹarḍil fasaad!

And Pharaoh said, “Let me kill Moses, and let him call upon his Lord! I truly fear that he may change your traditions or cause mischief in the land.”

Verse 40:27

وَقَالَ مُوْسٰۤی اِنِّیْ عُذْتُ بِرَبِّیْ وَرَبِّكُمْ مِّنْ كُلِّ مُتَكَبِّرٍ لَّا یُؤْمِنُ بِیَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ ۟۠

Wa-q̣aala Moosaaa ʹinnee ʻuẓtu bi-Rabbee wa-Rabbikum miñ kulli mutakabbiril laa yuʹminu bi-Yawmil Ḥisaab.

Moses replied, “I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant person who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning.”

Verse 40:28

وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ ۖۗ مِّنْ اٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَ یَكْتُمُ اِیْمَانَهٗۤ اَتَقْتُلُوْنَ رَجُلًا اَنْ یَّقُوْلَ رَبِّیَ اللّٰهُ وَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ مِنْ رَّبِّكُمْ ؕ وَاِنْ یَّكُ كَاذِبًا فَعَلَیْهِ كَذِبُهٗ ۚ وَاِنْ یَّكُ صَادِقًا یُّصِبْكُمْ بَعْضُ الَّذِیْ یَعِدُكُمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَهْدِیْ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ كَذَّابٌ ۟

Wa-q̣aala rajulum Muʹminum min ʹAali Firʻawna yaktumu ʹeemaanahooo ʹataq̣tuloona rajulan ʹañy yaq̣oola Rabbiyal laahu wa-q̣ad jaaaʹakum bil-Bayyinaati mir Rabbikum? Wa-ʹiñy yaku kaaẓibañ faʻalayhi kaẓibuh; wa-ʹiñy yaku ṣaadiq̣añy yuṣibkum̃ baʻḍul laẓee yaʻidukum: ʹinnal laaha laa- yahdee man huwa musrifuñ kaẓẓaab!

A believing man from Pharaoh’s people, who was hiding his faith, argued, “Will you kill a man ˹only˺ for saying: ‘My Lord is Allah,’ while he has in fact come to you with clear proofs from your Lord? If he is a liar, it will be to his own loss. But if he is truthful, then you will be afflicted with some of what he is threatening you with. Surely Allah does not guide whoever is a transgressor, a total liar.

Verse 40:29

یٰقَوْمِ لَكُمُ الْمُلْكُ الْیَوْمَ ظٰهِرِیْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ ؗ فَمَنْ یَّنْصُرُنَا مِنْ بَاْسِ اللّٰهِ اِنْ جَآءَنَا ؕ قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ مَاۤ اُرِیْكُمْ اِلَّا مَاۤ اَرٰی وَمَاۤ اَهْدِیْكُمْ اِلَّا سَبِیْلَ الرَّشَادِ ۟

Yaa-Q̣awmi lakumul mulkul yawma z̤̣aahireena fil ʹarḍ: famañy yañṣurunaa mim baʹsil laahi ʹiñ jaaaʹanaa? Q̣aala Firʻawnu maaa ʹureekum ʹillaa maaa ʹaraa wa-maaa ʹahdeekum ʹillaa Sabeelar Rashaad!

O my people! Authority belongs to you today, reigning supreme in the land. But who would help us against the torment of Allah, if it were to befall us?” Pharaoh assured ˹his people˺, “I am telling you only what I believe, and I am leading you only to the way of guidance.”

Verse 40:30

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْۤ اٰمَنَ یٰقَوْمِ اِنِّیْۤ اَخَافُ عَلَیْكُمْ مِّثْلَ یَوْمِ الْاَحْزَابِ ۟ۙ

Wa-q̣aalal laẓeee ʹaamana yaa-Q̣awmi ʹinneee ʹakhaafu ʻalaykum mis̤la Yawmil ʹAḥzaab;

And the man who believed cautioned, “O my people! I truly fear for you the doom of ˹earlier˺ enemy forces—

Verse 40:31

مِثْلَ دَاْبِ قَوْمِ نُوْحٍ وَّعَادٍ وَّثَمُوْدَ وَالَّذِیْنَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ ؕ وَمَا اللّٰهُ یُرِیْدُ ظُلْمًا لِّلْعِبَادِ ۟

Mis̤la daʹbi Q̣awmi Nooḥiñw WaʻAadiñw Wa-Samooda wallaẓeena mim baʻdihim: wa-mal laahu yureedu z̤̣ulmal lilʻIbaad.

like the fate of the people of Noah, ’Ȃd, Thamûd, and those after them. For Allah would never will to wrong ˹His˺ servants.

Verse 40:32

وَیٰقَوْمِ اِنِّیْۤ اَخَافُ عَلَیْكُمْ یَوْمَ التَّنَادِ ۟ۙ

Wa-yaa-Q̣awmi ʹinneee ʹakhaafu ʻalaykum Yawmat Tanaad,―

O my people! I truly fear for you the Day all will be crying out ˹to each other˺—

Verse 40:33

یَوْمَ تُوَلُّوْنَ مُدْبِرِیْنَ ۚ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍ ۚ وَمَنْ یُّضْلِلِ اللّٰهُ فَمَا لَهٗ مِنْ هَادٍ ۟

Yawma tuwalloona mud-bireen: maa- lakum minal laahi min ʻaaṣim: wa-mañy yuḍlilil laahu famaa lahoo min haad.

the Day you will ˹try in vain to˺ turn your backs and run away, with no one to protect you from Allah. And whoever Allah leaves to stray will be left with no guide.

Verse 40:34

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ یُوْسُفُ مِنْ قَبْلُ بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ فَمَا زِلْتُمْ فِیْ شَكٍّ مِّمَّا جَآءَكُمْ بِهٖ ؕ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا هَلَكَ قُلْتُمْ لَنْ یَّبْعَثَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهٖ رَسُوْلًا ؕ كَذٰلِكَ یُضِلُّ اللّٰهُ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ مُّرْتَابُ ۟ۚۖ

Wa-laq̣ad jaaaʹakum Yoosufu miñ q̣ablu bil-Bayyinaati famaa ziltum fee shakkim mimmaa jaaaʹakum̃ bih: ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa halaka q̣ultum lañy yab-ʻas̤al laahu mim baʻdihee rasoolaa. Kaẓaalika yuḍillul laahu man huwa musrifum murtaab,―

Joseph already came to you earlier with clear proofs, yet you never ceased to doubt what he came to you with. When he died you said, ‘Allah will never send a messenger after him.’ This is how Allah leaves every transgressor and doubter to stray—

Verse 40:35

لَّذِیْنَ یُجَادِلُوْنَ فِیْۤ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ بِغَیْرِ سُلْطٰنٍ اَتٰىهُمْ ؕ كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ وَعِنْدَ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا ؕ كَذٰلِكَ یَطْبَعُ اللّٰهُ عَلٰی كُلِّ قَلْبِ مُتَكَبِّرٍ جَبَّارٍ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena yujaadiloona feee ʹAayaatil laahi big̣ayri sulṭaanin ʹataahum. Kabura maq̣tan ʻiñdal laahi wa-ʻiñdal laẓeena ʹaamanoo. Kaẓaalika yaṭbaʻul laahu ʻalaa kulli q̣albi mutakabbiriñ jabbaar.

those who dispute Allah’s signs with no proof given to them. How despicable is that for Allah and the believers! This is how Allah seals the heart of every arrogant tyrant.”

Verse 40:36

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ یٰهَامٰنُ ابْنِ لِیْ صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّیْۤ اَبْلُغُ الْاَسْبَابَ ۟ۙ

Wa-q̣aala Firʻawnu yaa-Haamaanub ni lee ṣarḥal laʻalleee ʹablug̣ul ʹasbaab―

Pharaoh ordered, “O Hamân! Build me a high tower so I may reach the pathways

Verse 40:37

اَسْبَابَ السَّمٰوٰتِ فَاَطَّلِعَ اِلٰۤی اِلٰهِ مُوْسٰی وَاِنِّیْ لَاَظُنُّهٗ كَاذِبًا ؕ وَكَذٰلِكَ زُیِّنَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ سُوْٓءُ عَمَلِهٖ وَصُدَّ عَنِ السَّبِیْلِ ؕ وَمَا كَیْدُ فِرْعَوْنَ اِلَّا فِیْ تَبَابٍ ۟۠

ʹAsbaabas samaawaati faʹaṭṭaliʻa ʹilaaa ʹilaahi Moosaa wa-ʹinnee laʹaz̤̣unnuhoo kaaẓibaa! Wa-kaẓaalika zuyyina li-Firʻawna soooʹu ʻamalihee waṣudda ʻanis Sabeel: wa-maa kaydu Firʻawna ʹillaa fee tabaab.

leading up to the heavens and look for the God of Moses, although I am sure he is a liar.” And so Pharaoh’s evil deeds were made so appealing to him that he was hindered from the ˹Right˺ Way. But the plotting of Pharaoh was only in vain.

Verse 40:38

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْۤ اٰمَنَ یٰقَوْمِ اتَّبِعُوْنِ اَهْدِكُمْ سَبِیْلَ الرَّشَادِ ۟ۚ

Wa-q̣aalal laẓeee ʹaamana yaa-Q̣awmit tabiʻooni ʹahdikum Sabeelar Rashaad.

And the man who believed urged, “O my people! Follow me, ˹and˺ I will lead you to the Way of Guidance.

Verse 40:39

یٰقَوْمِ اِنَّمَا هٰذِهِ الْحَیٰوةُ الدُّنْیَا مَتَاعٌ ؗ وَّاِنَّ الْاٰخِرَةَ هِیَ دَارُ الْقَرَارِ ۟

Yaa-Q̣awmi ʹinnamaa haaẓihil ḥayaatud dunyaa mataaʻ; wa-ʹinnal ʹAakhirata hiya Daarul Q̣araar.

O my people! This worldly life is only ˹a fleeting˺ enjoyment, whereas the Hereafter is truly the home of settlement.

Verse 40:40

مَنْ عَمِلَ سَیِّئَةً فَلَا یُجْزٰۤی اِلَّا مِثْلَهَا ۚ وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِّنْ ذَكَرٍ اَوْ اُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ یَدْخُلُوْنَ الْجَنَّةَ یُرْزَقُوْنَ فِیْهَا بِغَیْرِ حِسَابٍ ۟

Man ʻamila sayyiʹatañ falaa yujzaaa ʹillaa mis̤lahaa: wa-man ʻamila ṣaaliḥam miñ ẓakarin ʹaw ʹuñs̤aa wa-huwa Muʹminuñ faʹulaaaʹika yadkhuloonal Jannata yurzaq̣oona feehaa big̣ayri ḥisaab.

Whoever does an evil deed will only be paid back with its equivalent. And whoever does good, whether male or female, and is a believer, they will enter Paradise, where they will be provided for without limit.

Verse 40:41

وَیٰقَوْمِ مَا لِیْۤ اَدْعُوْكُمْ اِلَی النَّجٰوةِ وَتَدْعُوْنَنِیْۤ اِلَی النَّارِ ۟ؕ

Wayaa-Q̣awmi maa- leee ʹadʻookum ʹilan Najaati wa-tadʻoonaneee ʹilan Naar!

O my people! How is it that I invite you to salvation, while you invite me to the Fire!

Verse 40:42

تَدْعُوْنَنِیْ لِاَكْفُرَ بِاللّٰهِ وَاُشْرِكَ بِهٖ مَا لَیْسَ لِیْ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ ؗ وَّاَنَا اَدْعُوْكُمْ اِلَی الْعَزِیْزِ الْغَفَّارِ ۟

Tadʻoonanee liʹakfura billaahi wa-ʹushrika bihee maa- laysa lee bihee ʻilm: wa-ʹana ʹadʻookum ʹilal ʻAzeezil G̣affaar.

You invite me to disbelieve in Allah and associate with Him what I have no knowledge of, while I invite you to the Almighty, Most Forgiving.

Verse 40:43

لَا جَرَمَ اَنَّمَا تَدْعُوْنَنِیْۤ اِلَیْهِ لَیْسَ لَهٗ دَعْوَةٌ فِی الدُّنْیَا وَلَا فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ وَاَنَّ مَرَدَّنَاۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ وَاَنَّ الْمُسْرِفِیْنَ هُمْ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۟

Laa- jarama ʹannamaa tadʻoonaneee ʹilayhi laysa lahoo daʻwatuñ fid dunyaa wa-laa fil ʹAakhirati wa-ʹanna maraddanaaa ʹilal laahi wa-ʹannal musrifeena hum ʹAṣḥaabun Naar!

There is no doubt that whatever ˹idols˺ you invite me to ˹worship˺ are not worthy to be invoked either in this world or the Hereafter. ˹Undoubtedly,˺ our return is to Allah, and the transgressors will be the inmates of the Fire.

Verse 40:44

فَسَتَذْكُرُوْنَ مَاۤ اَقُوْلُ لَكُمْ ؕ وَاُفَوِّضُ اَمْرِیْۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ بَصِیْرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ ۟

Fasataẓkuroona maaa ʹaq̣oolu lakum. Wa-ʹufawwiḍu ʹamreee ʹilal laah: ʹinnal laaha Baṣeerum bilʻibaad.

You will remember what I say to you, and I entrust my affairs to Allah. Surely Allah is All-Seeing of all ˹His˺ servants.”

Verse 40:45

فَوَقٰىهُ اللّٰهُ سَیِّاٰتِ مَا مَكَرُوْا وَحَاقَ بِاٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَ سُوْٓءُ الْعَذَابِ ۟ۚ

Fawaq̣aahul laahu sayyiʹaati maa- makaroo waḥaaq̣a biʹAali Firʻawna soooʹul ʻAẓaab.

So Allah protected him from the evil of their schemes. And Pharaoh’s people were overwhelmed by an evil punishment:

Verse 40:46

اَلنَّارُ یُعْرَضُوْنَ عَلَیْهَا غُدُوًّا وَّعَشِیًّا ۚ وَیَوْمَ تَقُوْمُ السَّاعَةُ ۫ اَدْخِلُوْۤا اٰلَ فِرْعَوْنَ اَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ ۟

ʹAn-Naaru yuʻraḍoona ʻalayhaa g̣uduwwañw waʻashiyyaa: wa-Yawma taq̣oomus Saaʻah: ʹadkhilooo ʹAala Firʻawna ʹashaddal ʻaẓaab!

they are exposed to the Fire ˹in their graves˺ morning and evening. And on the Day the Hour will be established ˹it will be said˺, “Admit Pharaoh’s people into the harshest punishment ˹of Hell˺.”

Verse 40:47

وَاِذْ یَتَحَآجُّوْنَ فِی النَّارِ فَیَقُوْلُ الضُّعَفٰٓؤُا لِلَّذِیْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْۤا اِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ اَنْتُمْ مُّغْنُوْنَ عَنَّا نَصِیْبًا مِّنَ النَّارِ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ yataḥaaajjoona fin Naari fayaq̣ooluḍ ḍuʻafaaaʹu lillaẓeenas takbarooo ʹinnaa kunnaa lakum tabaʻañ fahal ʹañtum mug̣noona ʻannaa naṣeebam minan Naar?

˹Consider the Day˺ when they will dispute in the Fire, and the lowly ˹followers˺ will appeal to the arrogant ˹leaders˺, “We were your ˹dedicated˺ followers, will you then shield us from a portion of the Fire?”

Verse 40:48

قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْۤا اِنَّا كُلٌّ فِیْهَاۤ ۙ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ قَدْ حَكَمَ بَیْنَ الْعِبَادِ ۟

Q̣aalal laẓeenas takbarooo ʹinnaa kulluñ feehaaa ʹinnal laaha q̣ad ḥakama baynal ʻibaad!

The arrogant will say, “We are all in it! ˹For˺ Allah has already passed judgment over ˹His˺ servants.”

Verse 40:49

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ فِی النَّارِ لِخَزَنَةِ جَهَنَّمَ ادْعُوْا رَبَّكُمْ یُخَفِّفْ عَنَّا یَوْمًا مِّنَ الْعَذَابِ ۟

Wa-q̣aalal laẓeena fin Naari likhazanati Jahannamad ʻoo Rabbakum yukhaffif ʻannaa yawmam minal ʻaẓaab!

And those in the Fire will cry out to the keepers of Hell, “Pray to your Lord to lighten the torment for us ˹even˺ for one day!”

Verse 40:50

قَالُوْۤا اَوَلَمْ تَكُ تَاْتِیْكُمْ رُسُلُكُمْ بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ ؕ قَالُوْا بَلٰی ؕ قَالُوْا فَادْعُوْا ۚ وَمَا دُعٰٓؤُا الْكٰفِرِیْنَ اِلَّا فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ ۟۠

Q̣aalooo ʹawalam taku taʹteekum rusulukum̃ bil-Bayyinaat? Q̣aaloo balaa. Q̣aaloo fadʻoo! Wa-maa duʻaaaʹul kaafireena ʹillaa fee ḍalaal!

The keepers will reply, “Did your messengers not ˹constantly˺ come to you with clear proofs?” They will say, “Yes ˹they did˺.” The keepers will say, “Then pray! Though the prayer of the disbelievers is only in vain.”

Verse 40:51

اِنَّا لَنَنْصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا فِی الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا وَیَوْمَ یَقُوْمُ الْاَشْهَادُ ۟ۙ

ʹInnaa lanañṣuru rusulanaa wallaẓeena ʹaamanoo fil ḥayaatid dunyaa wa-Yawma yaq̣oomul ʹAshhaad,―

We certainly help Our messengers and the believers, ˹both˺ in this worldly life and on the Day the witnesses will stand forth ˹for testimony˺—

Verse 40:52

یَوْمَ لَا یَنْفَعُ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَهُمُ اللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوْٓءُ الدَّارِ ۟

Yawma laa- yañfaʻuz̤̣z̤̣ aalimeena maʻẓiratuhum wa-lahumul Laʻnatu wa-lahum Soooʹud Daar.

the Day the wrongdoers’ excuses will be of no benefit to them. They will be condemned, and will have the worst outcome.

Verse 40:53

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَیْنَا مُوْسَی الْهُدٰی وَاَوْرَثْنَا بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ الْكِتٰبَ ۟ۙ

Wa-laq̣ad ʹaataynaa Moosal Hudaa wa-ʹawras̤naa Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeelal Kitaab―

And indeed, We gave Moses ˹true˺ guidance, and made the Children of Israel inherit the Scripture—

Verse 40:54

هُدًی وَّذِكْرٰی لِاُولِی الْاَلْبَابِ ۟

Hudañw Wa-Ẓikraa liʹulil ʹalbaab.

a guide and a reminder to people of reason.

Verse 40:55

فَاصْبِرْ اِنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ وَّاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنْۢبِكَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ بِالْعَشِیِّ وَالْاِبْكَارِ ۟

Faṣbir ʹinna Waʻdal laahi ḥaq̣q̣uñw wastag̣fir liẓambika wa-sabbiḥ bi-Ḥamdi Rabbika bilʻashiyyi wal-ʹibkaar.

So be patient ˹O Prophet˺, ˹for˺ Allah’s promise is certainly true. Seek forgiveness for your shortcomings. And glorify the praises of your Lord morning and evening.

Verse 40:56

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یُجَادِلُوْنَ فِیْۤ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ بِغَیْرِ سُلْطٰنٍ اَتٰىهُمْ ۙ اِنْ فِیْ صُدُوْرِهِمْ اِلَّا كِبْرٌ مَّا هُمْ بِبَالِغِیْهِ ۚ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ السَّمِیْعُ الْبَصِیْرُ ۟

ʹInnal laẓeena yujaadiloona feee ʹAayaatil laahi big̣ayri sulṭaanin ʹataahum ʹiñ fee ṣudoorihim ʹillaa kibrum maa hum̃ bibaalig̣eeh: fastaʻiẓ billaah: ʹinnahoo Huwas Sameeʻul Baṣeer.

Surely those who dispute Allah’s signs—with no proof given to them—have nothing in their hearts but greed for dominance, which they will never attain. So seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He alone is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

Verse 40:57

لَخَلْقُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ اَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ النَّاسِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Lakhalq̣us samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi ʹakbaru min khalq̣in naasi wa-laakinna ʹaks̤aran naasi laa- yaʻlamoon.

The creation of the heavens and the earth is certainly greater than the re-creation of humankind, but most people do not know.

Verse 40:58

وَمَا یَسْتَوِی الْاَعْمٰی وَالْبَصِیْرُ ۙ۬ وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَلَا الْمُسِیْٓءُ ؕ قَلِیْلًا مَّا تَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maa yastawil ʹaʻmaa walbaṣeer: wallaẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻamiluṣ ṣaaliḥaati wa-lal museeeʹ. Q̣aleelam maa tataẓakkaroon!

Those blind ˹to the truth˺ and those who can see are not equal, nor are those who believe and do good ˹equal˺ to those who do evil. Yet you are hardly mindful.

Verse 40:59

اِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَاٰتِیَةٌ لَّا رَیْبَ فِیْهَا وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnas Saaʻata laʹaatiyatul laa rayba feehaa wa-laakinna ʹaks̤aran naasi laa- yuʹminoon.

The Hour is certainly coming, there is no doubt about it. But most people do not believe.

Verse 40:60

وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُوْنِیْۤ اَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ؕ اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِیْ سَیَدْخُلُوْنَ جَهَنَّمَ دٰخِرِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-q̣aala Rabbukumud ʻooneee ʹastajib lakum. ʹInnal laẓeena yastakbiroona ʻan ʻibaadatee sayadkhuloona Jahannama daakhireen!

Your Lord has proclaimed, “Call upon Me, I will respond to you. Surely those who are too proud to worship Me will enter Hell, fully humbled.”

Verse 40:61

اَللّٰهُ الَّذِیْ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الَّیْلَ لِتَسْكُنُوْا فِیْهِ وَالنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَذُوْ فَضْلٍ عَلَی النَّاسِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَشْكُرُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaahul laẓee jaʻala lakumul layla litaskunoo feehi wannahaara mubṣiraa. ʹInnal laaha la-Ẓoo Faḍlin ʻalan naasi wa-laakinna ʹaks̤aran naasi laa- yashkuroon.

It is Allah Who has made the night for you to rest in and the day bright. Surely Allah is ever Bountiful to humanity, but most people are ungrateful.

Verse 40:62

ذٰلِكُمُ اللّٰهُ رَبُّكُمْ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَیْءٍ ۘ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَۚؗ فَاَنّٰی تُؤْفَكُوْنَ ۟

Ẓaalikumul laahu Rabbukum khaaliq̣u kulli shayʹ. Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Hoo: Faʹannaa tuʹfakoon!

That is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. How can you then be deluded ˹from the truth˺?

Verse 40:63

كَذٰلِكَ یُؤْفَكُ الَّذِیْنَ كَانُوْا بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ یَجْحَدُوْنَ ۟

Kaẓaalika yuʹfakul laẓeena kaanoo biʹAayaatil laahi yajḥadoon.

This is how those who used to reject Allah’s signs were ˹also˺ deluded.

Verse 40:64

اَللّٰهُ الَّذِیْ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَّالسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءً وَّصَوَّرَكُمْ فَاَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ مِّنَ الطَّیِّبٰتِ ؕ ذٰلِكُمُ اللّٰهُ رَبُّكُمْ ۖۚ فَتَبٰرَكَ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

ʹAllaahul laẓee jaʻala lakumul ʹarḍa q̣araarañw wassamaaaʹa binaaaʹañw waṣawwarakum faʹaḥsana ṣuwarakum wa-razaq̣akum minaṭ ṭayyibaat;― ẓaalikumul laahu Rabbukum. Fatabaarakal laahu Rabbul ʻAalameen!

It is Allah Who made the earth a place of settlement for you and the sky a canopy. He shaped you ˹in the womb˺, perfecting your form. And He has provided you with what is good and lawful. That is Allah—your Lord. So Blessed is Allah, Lord of all worlds.

Verse 40:65

هُوَ الْحَیُّ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ فَادْعُوْهُ مُخْلِصِیْنَ لَهُ الدِّیْنَ ؕ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Huwal Ḥayyu Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Huwa fadʻoohu mukhliṣeena lahud deen. ʹAl-Ḥamdu lillaahi Rabbil ʻAalameen!

He is the Ever-Living. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. So call upon Him with sincere devotion, ˹saying,˺ “All praise is for Allah—Lord of all worlds.”

Verse 40:66

قُلْ اِنِّیْ نُهِیْتُ اَنْ اَعْبُدَ الَّذِیْنَ تَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ لَمَّا جَآءَنِیَ الْبَیِّنٰتُ مِنْ رَّبِّیْ ؗ وَاُمِرْتُ اَنْ اُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ʹinnee nuheetu ʹan ʹaʻbudal laẓeena tadʻoona miñ doonil laahi lammaa jaaʹaniyal Bayyinaatu mir Rabbee, wa-ʹumirtu ʹan ʹuslima li-Rabbil ʻAalameen.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I have been forbidden to worship those ˹idols˺ you worship besides Allah, since clear proofs have come to me from my Lord. And I have been commanded to ˹fully˺ submit to the Lord of all worlds.”

Verse 40:67

هُوَ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَكُمْ مِّنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ یُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوْۤا اَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُوْنُوْا شُیُوْخًا ۚ وَمِنْكُمْ مَّنْ یُّتَوَفّٰی مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوْۤا اَجَلًا مُّسَمًّی وَّلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

Huwal laẓee khalaq̣akum miñ turaabiñ s̤umma min nuṭfatiñ s̤umma min ʻalaq̣atiñ s̤umma yukhrijukum ṭiflañ s̤umma litablug̣ooo ʹashuddakum s̤umma litakoonoo shuyookhaa,― Wa-miñkum mañy yutawaffaa miñ q̣ablu wa-litablug̣ooo ʹajalam musammañw walaʻallakum taʻq̣iloon.

He is the One Who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then ˹developed you into˺ a clinging clot ˹of blood˺, then He brings you forth as infants, so that you may reach your prime, and become old—though some of you ˹may˺ die sooner—reaching an appointed time, so perhaps you may understand ˹Allah’s power˺.

Verse 40:68

هُوَ الَّذِیْ یُحْیٖ وَیُمِیْتُ ۚ فَاِذَا قَضٰۤی اَمْرًا فَاِنَّمَا یَقُوْلُ لَهٗ كُنْ فَیَكُوْنُ ۟۠

Huwal laẓee yuḥyee wa-yumeet; faʹiẓaa q̣aḍaaa ʹamañ faʹinnamaa yaq̣oolu lahoo ʻʻKUÑʹʹ fayakoon.

He is the One Who gives life and causes death. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, “Be!” And it is!

Verse 40:69

اَلَمْ تَرَ اِلَی الَّذِیْنَ یُجَادِلُوْنَ فِیْۤ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ ؕ اَنّٰی یُصْرَفُوْنَ ۟

ʹAlam tara ʹilal laẓeena yujaadiloona feee ʹAayaatil laah? ʹAnnaa yuṣrafoon?

Have you not seen how those who dispute Allah’s signs are turned away?

Verse 40:70

الَّذِیْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِالْكِتٰبِ وَبِمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا بِهٖ رُسُلَنَا ۛ۫ فَسَوْفَ یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹAllaẓeena kaẓẓaboo bil-Kitaabi wa-bimaaa ʹarsalnaa bihee rusulanaa fasawfa yaʻlamoon,

˹They are˺ the ones who reject this Book and all ˹scriptures˺ We sent Our messengers with. So they will know ˹the consequences˺

Verse 40:71

اِذِ الْاَغْلٰلُ فِیْۤ اَعْنَاقِهِمْ وَالسَّلٰسِلُ ؕ یُسْحَبُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹIẓil ʹag̣laalu feee ʹaʻnaaq̣ihim wassalaasilu yusḥaboon.

when shackles will be around their necks and chains ˹on their legs˺. They will be dragged

Verse 40:72

فِی الْحَمِیْمِ ۙ۬ ثُمَّ فِی النَّارِ یُسْجَرُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Fil ḥameemi, s̤umma fin Naari yusjaroon.

through boiling water, then burned in the Fire ˹as fuel˺.

Verse 40:73

ثُمَّ قِیْلَ لَهُمْ اَیْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تُشْرِكُوْنَ ۟ۙ

S̤umma q̣eela lahum ʹayna maa- kuñtum tushrikoon

Then they will be asked, “Where are those ˹idols˺ you used to associate

Verse 40:74

مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ؕ قَالُوْا ضَلُّوْا عَنَّا بَلْ لَّمْ نَكُنْ نَّدْعُوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ شَیْـًٔا ؕ كَذٰلِكَ یُضِلُّ اللّٰهُ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Miñ doonil laah? Q̣aaloo ḍalloo ʻannaa bal lam nakun nadʻoo miñ q̣ablu shayʹaa. Kaẓaalika yuḍillul laahul kaafireen.

with Allah?” They will cry, “They have ˹all˺ failed us. In fact, we did not invoke anything ˹real˺ before.” This is how Allah leaves the disbelievers to stray.

Verse 40:75

ذٰلِكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَفْرَحُوْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ بِغَیْرِ الْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَمْرَحُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Ẓaalikum̃ bimaa kuñtum tafraḥoona fil ʹarḍi big̣ayril Ḥaq̣q̣i wa-bimaa kuñtum tamraḥoon.

˹They will be told,˺ “This ˹punishment˺ is for being prideful on earth unjustly and for acting arrogantly.

Verse 40:76

اُدْخُلُوْۤا اَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا ۚ فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَی الْمُتَكَبِّرِیْنَ ۟

ʹUdkhulooo ʹabwaaba Jahannama khaalideena feehaa: fabiʹsa mas̤wal mutakabbireen!

Enter the gates of Hell, to stay there forever. What an evil home for the arrogant!”

Verse 40:77

فَاصْبِرْ اِنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ ۚ فَاِمَّا نُرِیَنَّكَ بَعْضَ الَّذِیْ نَعِدُهُمْ اَوْ نَتَوَفَّیَنَّكَ فَاِلَیْنَا یُرْجَعُوْنَ ۟

Faṣbir ʹinna Waʹdal laahi Ḥaq̣q̣; faʹimmaa nuriyannaka baʻḍal laẓee naʻiduhum ʹaw natawaffayannaka faʹilaynaa yurjaʹoon.

So be patient ˹O Prophet˺. Surely Allah’s promise is true. Whether We show you some of what We threaten them with, or cause you to die ˹before that˺, to Us they will ˹all˺ be returned.

Verse 40:78

وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْهُمْ مَّنْ قَصَصْنَا عَلَیْكَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ لَّمْ نَقْصُصْ عَلَیْكَ ؕ وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُوْلٍ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَ بِاٰیَةٍ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ ۚ فَاِذَا جَآءَ اَمْرُ اللّٰهِ قُضِیَ بِالْحَقِّ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ الْمُبْطِلُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-laq̣ad ʹarsalnaa rusulam miñ q̣ablika minhum mañ q̣aṣaṣnaa ʻalayka wa-minhum mal lam naq̣ṣuṣ ʻalayk. Wa-maa kaana lirasoolin ʹañy yaʹtiya biʹAayatin ʹillaa biʹiẓnil laah: faʹiẓaa jaaaʹa ʹamrul laahi q̣uḍiya bilḥaq̣q̣i wa-khasira hunaalikal mubṭiloon.

We already sent messengers before you. We have told you the stories of some of them, while others We have not. It was not for any messenger to bring a sign without Allah’s permission. But when Allah’s decree comes, judgment will be passed with fairness, and the people of falsehood will then be in ˹total˺ loss.

Verse 40:79

اَللّٰهُ الَّذِیْ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَنْعَامَ لِتَرْكَبُوْا مِنْهَا وَمِنْهَا تَاْكُلُوْنَ ۟ؗ

ʹAllaahul laẓee jaʻala lakumul ʹanʻaama litarkaboo minhaa wa-minhaa taʹkuloon;

It is Allah Who made cattle for you so that you may ride some and eat others.

Verse 40:80

وَلَكُمْ فِیْهَا مَنَافِعُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوْا عَلَیْهَا حَاجَةً فِیْ صُدُوْرِكُمْ وَعَلَیْهَا وَعَلَی الْفُلْكِ تُحْمَلُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-lakum feehaa manaafiʻu wa-litablug̣oo ʻalayhaa ḥaajatañ fee ṣudoorikum wa-ʻalayhaa wa-ʻalal fulki tuḥmaloon.

Also, you find in them ˹other˺ benefits. And by means of them you may reach destinations you desire. And you are carried upon ˹some of˺ them and upon ships.

Verse 40:81

وَیُرِیْكُمْ اٰیٰتِهٖ ۖۗ فَاَیَّ اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ تُنْكِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-yureekum ʹAayaatihee faʹayya ʹAayaatil laahi tuñkiroon.

And He shows you His signs. Now which of Allah’s signs will you deny?

Verse 40:82

اَفَلَمْ یَسِیْرُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ فَیَنْظُرُوْا كَیْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ؕ كَانُوْۤا اَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَاَشَدَّ قُوَّةً وَّاٰثَارًا فِی الْاَرْضِ فَمَاۤ اَغْنٰی عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یَكْسِبُوْنَ ۟

ʹAfalam yaseeroo fil ʹarḍi fayañz̤̣uroo kayfa kaana ʻAaq̣ibatul laẓeena miñ q̣ablihim? Kaanooo ʹaks̤ara minhum wa-ʹashadda q̣uwwatañw waʹaas̤aarañ fil ʹarḍi famaaa ʹag̣naa ʻanhum maa kaanoo yaksiboon.

Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the end of those who were ˹destroyed˺ before them? They were far superior in might and ˹richer in˺ monuments throughout the land, but their ˹worldly˺ gains were of no benefit to them.

Verse 40:83

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ فَرِحُوْا بِمَا عِنْدَهُمْ مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ ۟

Falammaa jaaaʹathum rusuluhum̃ bil-Bayyinaati fariḥoo bimaa ʻiñdahum minal ʻilmi wa-ḥaaq̣a bihim maa kaanoo bihee yastahziʹoon.

When their messengers came to them with clear proofs, they were prideful in whatever ˹worldly˺ knowledge they had, and were ˹ultimately˺ overwhelmed by what they used to ridicule.

Verse 40:84

فَلَمَّا رَاَوْا بَاْسَنَا قَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا بِاللّٰهِ وَحْدَهٗ وَكَفَرْنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهٖ مُشْرِكِیْنَ ۟

Falammaa raʹaw Baʹsanaa q̣aalooo ʹaamannaa billaahi Waḥdahoo wa-kafarnaa bimaa kunnaa bihee mushrikeen.

When they saw Our punishment, they cried, “˹Now˺ we believe in Allah alone and reject what we had been associating with Him!”

Verse 40:85

فَلَمْ یَكُ یَنْفَعُهُمْ اِیْمَانُهُمْ لَمَّا رَاَوْا بَاْسَنَا ؕ سُنَّتَ اللّٰهِ الَّتِیْ قَدْ خَلَتْ فِیْ عِبَادِهٖ ۚ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ ۟۠

Falam yaku yañfaʻuhum ʹeemaanuhum lammaa raʹaw Baʹsanaa. Sunnatal laahil latee q̣ad khalat fee ʻibaadih. Wa-khasira hunaalikal kaafiroon!

But their faith was of no benefit to them when they saw Our torment. This has ˹always˺ been Allah’s way ˹of dealing˺ with His ˹wicked˺ servants. Then and there the disbelievers were in ˹total˺ loss.