Surah Ghafir

Ta'awwudh · Seeking Refuge

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

A'udhu billahi min ash-shaytani ar-rajim. I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.

The Name · Bismillah

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Bismillahi ar-Rahmani ar-Rahim. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

The Surah · Ghafir

﴾١﴿ حمٓ

Ha Meem

Ha Meem.

﴾٢﴿ تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

Tanzilu al-Kitabi mina Allahi al-'Azizi al-'Alim

The sending down of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Knowing,

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

Ghafiri adh-dhanbi wa qabili at-tawbi shadidi al-'iqabi dhi at-tawl, la ilaha illa Huwa, ilayhi al-masir

Forgiver of sin, Acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, Owner of abundance. There is no god but Him. To Him is the return.

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

Ma yujadilu fi ayati Allahi illa alladhina kafaru fala yaghrurka taqallubuhum fi al-bilad

None dispute the signs of Allah except those who disbelieve, so do not let their movement about the land deceive you.

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

Kadhdhabat qablahum qawmu Nuhin wal-ahzabu min ba'dihim, wa hammat kullu ummatin biRasulihim liya'khudhuh, wa jadalu bil-batili liyudhidu bihi al-haqqa fa akhadhtuhum, fakayfa kana 'iqab

Before them the people of Nuh denied, and the factions after them. Every nation planned against its messenger to seize him, and they argued with falsehood to defeat the truth with it, so I seized them. How was My punishment?

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

Wa kadhalika haqqat kalimatu Rabbika 'ala alladhina kafaru annahum ashabu an-nar

So the word of your Lord came due against those who disbelieved, that they are the companions of the Fire.

﴾٧﴿ ٱلَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ ٱلْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۢ رَّحْمَةًۭ وَعِلْمًۭا فَٱغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Alladhina yahmiluna al-'arsha wa man hawlahu yusabbihuna bihamdi Rabbihim wa yu'minuna bihi wa yastaghfiruna lilladhina amanu, Rabbana wasi'ta kulla shay'in rahmatan wa 'ilman faghfir lilladhina tabu wattaba'u sabilaka wa qihim 'adhaba al-jahim

Those who carry the Throne and those around it glorify their Lord with praise, believe in Him, and ask forgiveness for those who believed: our Lord, You encompass all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who repented and followed Your way, and protect them from the punishment of the blaze.

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

Rabbana wa adkhilhum jannati 'adnin allati wa'adtahum wa man salaha min aba'ihim wa azwajihim wa dhurriyyatihim, innaka Anta al-'Azizu al-Hakim

Our Lord, admit them to the gardens of permanence that You promised them, and whoever was righteous among their fathers, their spouses, and their offspring. You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

﴾٩﴿ وَقِهِمُ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ ۚ وَمَن تَقِ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُۥ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

Wa qihimu as-sayyi'at, wa man taqi as-sayyi'ati yawma'idhin faqad rahimtah, wa dhalika huwa al-fawzu al-'azim

And protect them from the bad deeds. Whoever You protect from bad deeds on that day, You have shown him mercy, and that is the great triumph.

﴾١٠﴿ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُنَادَوْنَ لَمَقْتُ ٱللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ مِن مَّقْتِكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ إِذْ تُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلْإِيمَٰنِ فَتَكْفُرُونَ

Inna alladhina kafaru yunadawna lamaqtu Allahi akbaru min maqtikum anfusakum idh tud'awna ila al-imani fatakfurun

Those who disbelieved will be called: the hatred of Allah is greater than your hatred of yourselves, when you were called to faith and refused.

﴾١١﴿ قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَمَتَّنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَٱعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍۢ مِّن سَبِيلٍۢ

Qalu Rabbana amattana ithnatayni wa ahyaytana ithnatayni fa'tarafna bidhunubina fahal ila khurujin min sabil

They say: our Lord, You made us die twice and gave us life twice, and we confess our sins. Is there any way out?

﴾١٢﴿ ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّهُۥٓ إِذَا دُعِىَ ٱللَّهُ وَحْدَهُۥ كَفَرْتُمْ ۖ وَإِن يُشْرَكْ بِهِۦ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚ فَٱلْحُكْمُ لِلَّهِ ٱلْعَلِىِّ ٱلْكَبِيرِ

Dhalikum bi annahu idha du'iya Allahu wahdahu kafartum, wa in yushrak bihi tu'minu, falhukmu lillahi al-'Aliyyi al-Kabir

That is because when Allah alone was called upon you disbelieved, and when partners were set up with Him you believed. The judgment belongs to Allah, the Most High, the Great.

﴾١٣﴿ هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَيُنَزِّلُ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزْقًۭا ۚ وَمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ إِلَّا مَن يُنِيبُ

Huwa alladhi yurikum ayatihi wa yunazzilu lakum mina as-sama'i rizqan, wa ma yatadhakkaru illa man yunib

He is the One who shows you His signs and sends down provision for you from the sky. None takes heed except one who turns back to Him.

﴾١٤﴿ فَٱدْعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

Fad'u Allaha mukhlisina lahu ad-dina wa law kariha al-kafirun

So call upon Allah with the religion made sincerely His, even if the disbelievers hate it.

﴾١٥﴿ رَفِيعُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتِ ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ يُلْقِى ٱلرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِۦ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ لِيُنذِرَ يَوْمَ ٱلتَّلَاقِ

Rafi'u ad-darajati dhu al-'arsh, yulqi ar-ruha min amrihi 'ala man yasha'u min 'ibadihi liyundhira yawma at-talaq

Raiser of ranks, Owner of the Throne. He sends the spirit of His command upon whom He wills of His servants, to warn of the Day of Meeting,

﴾١٦﴿ يَوْمَ هُم بَٰرِزُونَ ۖ لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَىْءٌۭ ۚ لِّمَنِ ٱلْمُلْكُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ لِلَّهِ ٱلْوَٰحِدِ ٱلْقَهَّارِ

Yawma hum barizuna la yakhfa 'ala Allahi minhum shay', limani al-mulku al-yawma, lillahi al-Wahidi al-Qahhar

the day they come out, when nothing about them is hidden from Allah. Whose is the dominion today? It belongs to Allah, the One, the Overpowering.

﴾١٧﴿ ٱلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ ۚ لَا ظُلْمَ ٱلْيَوْمَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

Al-yawma tujza kullu nafsin bima kasabat, la zulma al-yawm, inna Allaha sari'u al-hisab

Today every soul is repaid for what it earned. There is no wrong today. Allah is swift in reckoning.

﴾١٨﴿ وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْءَازِفَةِ إِذِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ لَدَى ٱلْحَنَاجِرِ كَٰظِمِينَ ۚ مَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ مِنْ حَمِيمٍۢ وَلَا شَفِيعٍۢ يُطَاعُ

Wa andhirhum yawma al-azifati idhi al-qulubu lada al-hanajiri kazimin, ma liz-zalimina min hamimin wa la shafi'in yuta'

Warn them of the day drawing near, when hearts reach the throats, choked. The wrongdoers have no close friend and no intercessor who is obeyed.

﴾١٩﴿ يَعْلَمُ خَآئِنَةَ ٱلْأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِى ٱلصُّدُورُ

Ya'lamu kha'inata al-a'yuni wa ma tukhfi as-sudur

He knows the treachery of the eyes and what the chests conceal.

﴾٢٠﴿ وَٱللَّهُ يَقْضِى بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَقْضُونَ بِشَىْءٍ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ

Wallahu yaqdi bil-haqq, walladhina yad'una min dunihi la yaqduna bishay', inna Allaha Huwa as-Sami'u al-Basir

Allah judges with truth, and those they call on besides Him judge nothing. Allah is the Hearing, the Seeing.

﴾٢١﴿ ۞ أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةًۭ وَءَاثَارًۭا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍۢ

Awa lam yasiru fi al-ardi fayanzuru kayfa kana 'aqibatu alladhina kanu min qablihim, kanu hum ashadda minhum quwwatan wa atharan fi al-ardi fa akhadhahumu Allahu bidhunubihim wa ma kana lahum mina Allahi min waq

Have they not travelled the earth and seen how those before them ended? They were greater than them in power and in the traces they left in the land, and Allah seized them for their sins, and they had no protector from Allah.

﴾٢٢﴿ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَكَفَرُوا۟ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ قَوِىٌّۭ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

Dhalika bi annahum kanat ta'tihim rusuluhum bil-bayyinati fakafaru fa akhadhahumu Allah, innahu Qawiyyun shadidu al-'iqab

That is because their messengers kept coming to them with clear proofs and they rejected, so Allah seized them. He is Strong, severe in punishment.

﴾٢٣﴿ وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍ

Wa laqad arsalna Musa bi ayatina wa sultanin mubin

We sent Musa with Our signs and a clear authority,

﴾٢٤﴿ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَٰمَٰنَ وَقَٰرُونَ فَقَالُوا۟ سَٰحِرٌۭ كَذَّابٌۭ

Ila Fir'awna wa Hamana wa Qarun faqalu sahirun kadhdhab

to Pharaoh, Haman, and Qarun, and they said: a magician, a liar.

﴾٢٥﴿ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُوا۟ ٱقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَبْنَآءَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ وَٱسْتَحْيُوا۟ نِسَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَمَا كَيْدُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ

Falamma ja'ahum bil-haqqi min 'indina qalu uqtulu abna'a alladhina amanu ma'ahu wastahyu nisa'ahum, wa ma kaydu al-kafirina illa fi dalal

When he brought them the truth from Us they said: kill the sons of those who believed with him, and keep their women alive. The plotting of the disbelievers is nothing but astray.

﴾٢٦﴿ وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ذَرُونِىٓ أَقْتُلْ مُوسَىٰ وَلْيَدْعُ رَبَّهُۥٓ ۖ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُبَدِّلَ دِينَكُمْ أَوْ أَن يُظْهِرَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْفَسَادَ

Wa qala Fir'awnu dharuni aqtul Musa walyad'u Rabbah, inni akhafu an yubaddila dinakum aw an yuzhira fi al-ardi al-fasad

Pharaoh said: let me kill Musa, and let him call his Lord. I fear he will change your religion, or cause corruption to appear in the land.

﴾٢٧﴿ وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُم مِّن كُلِّ مُتَكَبِّرٍۢ لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

Wa qala Musa inni 'udhtu biRabbi wa Rabbikum min kulli mutakabbirin la yu'minu biyawmi al-hisab

Musa said: I have taken refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning.

﴾٢٨﴿ وَقَالَ رَجُلٌۭ مُّؤْمِنٌۭ مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَكْتُمُ إِيمَٰنَهُۥٓ أَتَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلًا أَن يَقُولَ رَبِّىَ ٱللَّهُ وَقَدْ جَآءَكُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ وَإِن يَكُ كَٰذِبًۭا فَعَلَيْهِ كَذِبُهُۥ ۖ وَإِن يَكُ صَادِقًۭا يُصِبْكُم بَعْضُ ٱلَّذِى يَعِدُكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌۭ كَذَّابٌۭ

Wa qala rajulun mu'minun min ali Fir'awna yaktumu imanahu ata'quluna rajulan an yaqula Rabbiya Allahu wa qad ja'akum bil-bayyinati min Rabbikum, wa in yaku kadhiban fa'alayhi kadhibuh, wa in yaku sadiqan yusibkum ba'du alladhi ya'idukum, inna Allaha la yahdi man huwa musrifun kadhdhab

A believing man from the family of Pharaoh, who was concealing his faith, said: are you going to kill a man for saying my Lord is Allah, when he has brought you clear proofs from your Lord? If he is lying, his lie is on him, and if he is truthful, some of what he promises you will strike you. Allah does not guide one who is excessive and false.

﴾٢٩﴿ 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

Ya qawmi lakumu al-mulku al-yawma zahirina fi al-ardi faman yansuruna min ba'si Allahi in ja'ana, qala Fir'awnu ma urikum illa ma ara wa ma ahdikum illa sabila ar-rashad

My people, the kingdom is yours today, dominant in the land, but who will help us against the force of Allah if it comes to us? Pharaoh said: I show you only what I see, and I guide you only to the way of right conduct.

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

Wa qala alladhi amana ya qawmi inni akhafu 'alaykum mithla yawmi al-ahzab

The one who believed said: my people, I fear for you something like the day of the factions,

﴾٣١﴿ مِثْلَ دَأْبِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍۢ وَعَادٍۢ وَثَمُودَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۚ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ظُلْمًۭا لِّلْعِبَادِ

Mithla da'bi qawmi Nuhin wa 'Adin wa Thamuda walladhina min ba'dihim, wa ma Allahu yuridu zulman lil-'ibad

like the case of the people of Nuh, and 'Ad, and Thamud, and those after them. Allah does not want injustice for His servants.

﴾٣٢﴿ وَيَٰقَوْمِ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلتَّنَادِ

Wa ya qawmi inni akhafu 'alaykum yawma at-tanad

My people, I fear for you the Day of Calling,

﴾٣٣﴿ يَوْمَ تُوَلُّونَ مُدْبِرِينَ مَا لَكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍۢ ۗ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍۢ

Yawma tuwalluna mudbirina ma lakum mina Allahi min 'asim, wa man yudlili Allahu fama lahu min had

the day you turn away in flight with no protector for you from Allah. Whoever Allah leaves astray has no guide.

﴾٣٤﴿ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِن قَبْلُ بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَمَا زِلْتُمْ فِى شَكٍّۢ مِّمَّا جَآءَكُم بِهِۦ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا هَلَكَ قُلْتُمْ لَن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ رَسُولًۭا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌۭ مُّرْتَابٌ

Wa laqad ja'akum Yusufu min qablu bil-bayyinati fama ziltum fi shakkin mimma ja'akum bihi, hatta idha halaka qultum lan yab'atha Allahu min ba'dihi rasula, kadhalika yudillu Allahu man huwa musrifun murtab

Yusuf came to you before with clear proofs, and you stayed in doubt about what he brought you, until when he died you said Allah will never send a messenger after him. So Allah leaves astray the one who is excessive and doubting.

﴾٣٥﴿ ٱلَّذِينَ يُجَٰدِلُونَ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَٰنٍ أَتَىٰهُمْ ۖ كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعِندَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ قَلْبِ مُتَكَبِّرٍۢ جَبَّارٍۢ

Alladhina yujadiluna fi ayati Allahi bighayri sultanin atahum, kabura maqtan 'inda Allahi wa 'inda alladhina amanu, kadhalika yatba'u Allahu 'ala kulli qalbi mutakabbirin jabbar

Those who dispute the signs of Allah without any authority given to them, it is greatly hateful with Allah and with those who believe. So Allah seals every heart that is arrogant and tyrannical.

﴾٣٦﴿ وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ ٱبْنِ لِى صَرْحًۭا لَّعَلِّىٓ أَبْلُغُ ٱلْأَسْبَٰبَ

Wa qala Fir'awnu ya Hamanu ibni li sarhan la'alli ablughu al-asbab

Pharaoh said: Haman, build me a tower, so that I may reach the ways,

﴾٣٧﴿ أَسْبَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُّهُۥ كَٰذِبًۭا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَصُدَّ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۚ وَمَا كَيْدُ فِرْعَوْنَ إِلَّا فِى تَبَابٍۢ

Asbaba as-samawati fa attali'a ila ilahi Musa wa inni la azunnuhu kadhiban, wa kadhalika zuyyina liFir'awna su'u 'amalihi wa sudda 'ani as-sabil, wa ma kaydu Fir'awna illa fi tabab

the ways to the heavens, and look at the God of Musa, though I think he is lying. So the evil of his deed was made attractive to Pharaoh and he was turned from the path. The plotting of Pharaoh came to nothing but ruin.

﴾٣٨﴿ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱتَّبِعُونِ أَهْدِكُمْ سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّشَادِ

Wa qala alladhi amana ya qawmi ittabi'uni ahdikum sabila ar-rashad

The one who believed said: my people, follow me, I will guide you to the way of right conduct.

﴾٣٩﴿ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا مَتَٰعٌۭ وَإِنَّ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ هِىَ دَارُ ٱلْقَرَارِ

Ya qawmi innama hadhihi al-hayatu ad-dunya mata'un wa inna al-akhirata hiya daru al-qarar

My people, this worldly life is only an enjoyment, and the Hereafter is the home of settlement.

﴾٤٠﴿ مَنْ عَمِلَ سَيِّئَةًۭ فَلَا يُجْزَىٰٓ إِلَّا مِثْلَهَا ۖ وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌۭ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ يُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍۢ

Man 'amila sayyi'atan fala yujza illa mithlaha, wa man 'amila salihan min dhakarin aw untha wa huwa mu'minun fa ula'ika yadkhuluna al-jannata yurzaquna fiha bighayri hisab

Whoever does a bad deed is repaid only with its like. Whoever does right, male or female, while a believer, those enter the Garden, provided for in it without reckoning.

﴾٤١﴿ ۞ وَيَٰقَوْمِ مَا لِىٓ أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى ٱلنَّجَوٰةِ وَتَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ

Wa ya qawmi ma li ad'ukum ila an-najati wa tad'unani ila an-nar

My people, how is it that I call you to safety and you call me to the Fire?

﴾٤٢﴿ تَدْعُونَنِى لِأَكْفُرَ بِٱللَّهِ وَأُشْرِكَ بِهِۦ مَا لَيْسَ لِى بِهِۦ عِلْمٌۭ وَأَنَا۠ أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْغَفَّٰرِ

Tad'unani li akfura billahi wa ushrika bihi ma laysa li bihi 'ilmun wa ana ad'ukum ila al-'Azizi al-Ghaffar

You call me to reject Allah and to set up with Him what I have no knowledge of, and I call you to the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving.

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

La jarama annama tad'unani ilayhi laysa lahu da'watun fi ad-dunya wa la fi al-akhirati wa anna maraddana ila Allahi wa anna al-musrifina hum ashabu an-nar

Without doubt, what you call me to has no call in this world or in the Hereafter, our return is to Allah, and the excessive are the companions of the Fire.

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

Fasatadhkuruna ma aqulu lakum, wa ufawwidu amri ila Allah, inna Allaha basirun bil-'ibad

You will remember what I say to you. I entrust my affair to Allah. Allah is Seeing of His servants.

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

Fawaqahu Allahu sayyi'ati ma makaru wa haqa bi ali Fir'awna su'u al-'adhab

So Allah protected him from the evils they plotted, and the worst punishment closed in on the family of Pharaoh.

﴾٤٦﴿ ٱلنَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّۭا وَعَشِيًّۭا ۖ وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ ٱلْعَذَابِ

An-naru yu'raduna 'alayha ghuduwwan wa 'ashiyya, wa yawma taqumu as-sa'atu adkhilu ala Fir'awna ashadda al-'adhab

The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening. On the day the Hour comes: admit the family of Pharaoh to the harshest punishment.

﴾٤٧﴿ وَإِذْ يَتَحَآجُّونَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ فَيَقُولُ ٱلضُّعَفَٰٓؤُا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًۭا فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا نَصِيبًۭا مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ

Wa idh yatahajjuna fi an-nari fayaqulu ad-du'afa'u lilladhina istakbaru inna kunna lakum taba'an fahal antum mughnuna 'anna nasiban mina an-nar

When they argue with one another in the Fire, the weak say to those who were arrogant: we were followers of yours, so can you take from us any share of the Fire?

﴾٤٨﴿ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُلٌّۭ فِيهَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ حَكَمَ بَيْنَ ٱلْعِبَادِ

Qala alladhina istakbaru inna kullun fiha inna Allaha qad hakama bayna al-'ibad

Those who were arrogant say: we are all in it. Allah has already judged between the servants.

﴾٤٩﴿ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِى ٱلنَّارِ لِخَزَنَةِ جَهَنَّمَ ٱدْعُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ يُخَفِّفْ عَنَّا يَوْمًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ

Wa qala alladhina fi an-nari likhazanati jahannama ud'u Rabbakum yukhaffif 'anna yawman mina al-'adhab

Those in the Fire say to the keepers of Hell: call your Lord to lighten a single day of the punishment for us.

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

Qalu awa lam taku ta'tikum rusulukum bil-bayyinati, qalu bala, qalu fad'u, wa ma du'a'u al-kafirina illa fi dalal

They say: did your messengers not come to you with clear proofs? They say: yes. They say: then call. The call of the disbelievers is nothing but astray.

﴾٥١﴿ إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلْأَشْهَٰدُ

Inna lanansuru rusulana walladhina amanu fi al-hayati ad-dunya wa yawma yaqumu al-ashhad

We will help Our messengers and those who believed, in this life and on the day the witnesses stand,

﴾٥٢﴿ يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ ۖ وَلَهُمُ ٱللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلدَّارِ

Yawma la yanfa'u az-zalimina ma'dhiratuhum wa lahumu al-la'natu wa lahum su'u ad-dar

the day the excuse of the wrongdoers does not help them. On them is the curse, and theirs is the worst home.

﴾٥٣﴿ وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَأَوْرَثْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ

Wa laqad atayna Musa al-huda wa awrathna bani Isra'ila al-kitab

We gave Musa the guidance, and We passed the Book on to the children of Israel,

﴾٥٤﴿ هُدًۭى وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

Hudan wa dhikra li uli al-albab

as guidance and a reminder for those with understanding.

﴾٥٥﴿ فَٱصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّۭ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنۢبِكَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَٰرِ

Fasbir inna wa'da Allahi haqqun wastaghfir lidhanbika wa sabbih bihamdi Rabbika bil-'ashiyyi wal-ibkar

So be patient. The promise of Allah is true. Ask forgiveness for your sin, and glorify your Lord with praise in the evening and the early morning.

﴾٥٦﴿ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُجَٰدِلُونَ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَٰنٍ أَتَىٰهُمْ ۙ إِن فِى صُدُورِهِمْ إِلَّا كِبْرٌۭ مَّا هُم بِبَٰلِغِيهِ ۚ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ

Inna alladhina yujadiluna fi ayati Allahi bighayri sultanin atahum in fi sudurihim illa kibrun ma hum bibalighih, fasta'idh billahi innahu Huwa as-Sami'u al-Basir

Those who dispute the signs of Allah without any authority given to them, in their chests is nothing but arrogance they will never reach the object of. So seek refuge in Allah. He is the Hearing, the Seeing.

﴾٥٧﴿ لَخَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Lakhalqu as-samawati wal-ardi akbaru min khalqi an-nasi wa lakinna akthara an-nasi la ya'lamun

The creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most people do not know.

﴾٥٨﴿ وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ وَٱلْبَصِيرُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَلَا ٱلْمُسِىٓءُ ۚ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Wa ma yastawi al-a'ma wal-basiru walladhina amanu wa 'amilu as-salihati wa la al-musi', qalilan ma tatadhakkarun

The blind and the seeing are not equal, nor are those who believed and did right equal to the wrongdoer. Little do you take heed.

﴾٥٩﴿ إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَءَاتِيَةٌۭ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهَا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Inna as-sa'ata la atiyatun la rayba fiha wa lakinna akthara an-nasi la yu'minun

The Hour is coming, there is no doubt in it, but most people do not believe.

﴾٦٠﴿ وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ٱدْعُونِىٓ أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِى سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ

Wa qala Rabbukumu ud'uni astajib lakum, inna alladhina yastakbiruna 'an 'ibadati sayadkhuluna jahannama dakhirin

Your Lord said: call upon Me, I will respond to you. Those too arrogant to worship Me will enter Hell humiliated.

﴾٦١﴿ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَٱلنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

Allahu alladhi ja'ala lakumu al-layla litaskunu fihi wan-nahara mubsira, inna Allaha ladhu fadlin 'ala an-nasi wa lakinna akthara an-nasi la yashkurun

Allah is the One who made the night for you to rest in, and the day giving sight. Allah is full of bounty toward people, but most people are not grateful.

﴾٦٢﴿ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ خَٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ

Dhalikumu Allahu Rabbukum khaliqu kulli shay', la ilaha illa Huwa, fa anna tu'fakun

That is Allah, your Lord, Creator of all things. There is no god but Him. How are you turned away?

﴾٦٣﴿ كَذَٰلِكَ يُؤْفَكُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ

Kadhalika yu'faku alladhina kanu bi ayati Allahi yajhadun

So are turned away those who kept denying the signs of Allah.

﴾٦٤﴿ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ قَرَارًۭا وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءًۭ وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ ۖ فَتَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Allahu alladhi ja'ala lakumu al-arda qararan was-sama'a bina'an wa sawwarakum fa ahsana suwarakum wa razaqakum mina at-tayyibat, dhalikumu Allahu Rabbukum, fatabaraka Allahu Rabbu al-'alamin

Allah is the One who made the earth a place of settlement for you and the sky a structure, shaped you and made your shapes good, and provided you with good things. That is Allah, your Lord. Blessed is Allah, Lord of all the worlds.

﴾٦٥﴿ هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱدْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ ۗ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Huwa al-Hayyu la ilaha illa Huwa fad'uhu mukhlisina lahu ad-din, alhamdu lillahi Rabbi al-'alamin

He is the Living. There is no god but Him, so call on Him with the religion made sincerely His. Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.

﴾٦٦﴿ ۞ قُلْ إِنِّى نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ لَمَّا جَآءَنِىَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُ مِن رَّبِّى وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Qul inni nuhitu an a'buda alladhina tad'una min duni Allahi lamma ja'aniya al-bayyinatu min Rabbi wa umirtu an uslima liRabbi al-'alamin

Say: I have been forbidden to worship those you call on besides Allah, since the clear proofs came to me from my Lord, and I have been commanded to submit to the Lord of all the worlds.

﴾٦٧﴿ هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍۢ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍۢ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍۢ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًۭا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا۟ شُيُوخًۭا ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَلِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟ أَجَلًۭا مُّسَمًّۭى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Huwa alladhi khalaqakum min turabin thumma min nutfatin thumma min 'alaqatin thumma yukhrijukum tiflan thumma litablughu ashuddakum thumma litakunu shuyukha, wa minkum man yutawaffa min qablu, wa litablughu ajalan musamman wa la'allakum ta'qilun

He is the One who created you from dust, then from a drop, then from a clinging form, then brings you out as a child, then that you may reach your full strength, then that you may become old. Some of you are taken before that, and that you may reach a stated term, and so that you may use reason.

﴾٦٨﴿ هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ فَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًۭا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

Huwa alladhi yuhyi wa yumitu, fa idha qada amran fa innama yaqulu lahu kun fayakun

He is the One who gives life and gives death. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it be, and it is.

﴾٦٩﴿ أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُجَٰدِلُونَ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ أَنَّىٰ يُصْرَفُونَ

Alam tara ila alladhina yujadiluna fi ayati Allahi anna yusrafun

Have you not seen those who dispute the signs of Allah, how they are turned away?

﴾٧٠﴿ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَبِمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا بِهِۦ رُسُلَنَا ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

Alladhina kadhdhabu bil-kitabi wa bima arsalna bihi rusulana, fasawfa ya'lamun

Those who denied the Book and what We sent Our messengers with, they will come to know,

﴾٧١﴿ إِذِ ٱلْأَغْلَٰلُ فِىٓ أَعْنَٰقِهِمْ وَٱلسَّلَٰسِلُ يُسْحَبُونَ

Idhi al-aghlalu fi a'naqihim was-salasilu yushabun

when the shackles are on their necks and the chains, they are dragged

﴾٧٢﴿ فِى ٱلْحَمِيمِ ثُمَّ فِى ٱلنَّارِ يُسْجَرُونَ

Fi al-hamimi thumma fi an-nari yusjarun

into the boiling water, then into the Fire they are fuelled.

﴾٧٣﴿ ثُمَّ قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تُشْرِكُونَ

Thumma qila lahum ayna ma kuntum tushrikun

Then they are asked: where are those you used to set up as partners

﴾٧٤﴿ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالُوا۟ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنَّا بَل لَّمْ نَكُن نَّدْعُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ شَيْـًۭٔا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

Min duni Allah, qalu dallu 'anna bal lam nakun nad'u min qablu shay'a, kadhalika yudillu Allahu al-kafirin

besides Allah? They say: they have left us. Rather, we were not calling on anything before. So Allah leaves the disbelievers astray.

﴾٧٥﴿ ذَٰلِكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَمْرَحُونَ

Dhalikum bima kuntum tafrahuna fi al-ardi bighayri al-haqqi wa bima kuntum tamrahun

That is because you used to rejoice in the land without right, and because you used to exult.

﴾٧٦﴿ ٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

Udkhulu abwaba jahannama khalidina fiha, fabi'sa mathwa al-mutakabbirin

Enter the gates of Hell, staying in it. Wretched is the lodging of the arrogant.

﴾٧٧﴿ فَٱصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّۭ ۚ فَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ

Fasbir inna wa'da Allahi haqq, fa imma nuriyannaka ba'da alladhi na'iduhum aw natawaffayannaka fa ilayna yurja'un

So be patient. The promise of Allah is true. Whether We show you part of what We promise them, or take you first, to Us they are returned.

﴾٧٨﴿ وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًۭا مِّن قَبْلِكَ مِنْهُم مَّن قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُم مَّن لَّمْ نَقْصُصْ عَلَيْكَ ۗ وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُولٍ أَن يَأْتِىَ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ قُضِىَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ

Wa laqad arsalna rusulan min qablika minhum man qasasna 'alayka wa minhum man lam naqsus 'alayk, wa ma kana lirasulin an ya'tiya bi ayatin illa bi idhni Allah, fa idha ja'a amru Allahi qudiya bil-haqqi wa khasira hunalika al-mubtilun

We sent messengers before you. Of them are those We have told you about, and of them are those We have not. No messenger could bring a sign except by the permission of Allah. When the command of Allah comes, it is judged with truth, and there the falsifiers lose.

﴾٧٩﴿ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمَ لِتَرْكَبُوا۟ مِنْهَا وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ

Allahu alladhi ja'ala lakumu al-an'ama litarkabu minha wa minha ta'kulun

Allah is the One who made the livestock for you, some of them to ride and some of them you eat.

﴾٨٠﴿ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوا۟ عَلَيْهَا حَاجَةًۭ فِى صُدُورِكُمْ وَعَلَيْهَا وَعَلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ تُحْمَلُونَ

Wa lakum fiha manafi'u wa litablughu 'alayha hajatan fi sudurikum wa 'alayha wa 'ala al-fulki tuhmalun

In them you have benefits, and so that you may reach on them a need in your chests. On them and on ships you are carried.

﴾٨١﴿ وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ فَأَىَّ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُنكِرُونَ

Wa yurikum ayatihi fa ayya ayati Allahi tunkirun

He shows you His signs, so which of the signs of Allah do you deny?

﴾٨٢﴿ أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوٓا۟ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ قُوَّةًۭ وَءَاثَارًۭا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

Afalam yasiru fi al-ardi fayanzuru kayfa kana 'aqibatu alladhina min qablihim, kanu akthara minhum wa ashadda quwwatan wa atharan fi al-ardi fama aghna 'anhum ma kanu yaksibun

Have they not travelled the earth and seen how those before them ended? They were more numerous than them, greater in power and in the traces they left in the land, and what they earned did not help them.

﴾٨٣﴿ فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَرِحُوا۟ بِمَا عِندَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

Falamma ja'at-hum rusuluhum bil-bayyinati farihu bima 'indahum mina al-'ilmi wa haqa bihim ma kanu bihi yastahzi'un

When their messengers came to them with clear proofs, they were pleased with the knowledge they had, and what they used to mock closed in on them.

﴾٨٤﴿ فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا۟ بَأْسَنَا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥ وَكَفَرْنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِۦ مُشْرِكِينَ

Falamma ra'aw ba'sana qalu amanna billahi wahdahu wa kafarna bima kunna bihi mushrikin

When they saw Our punishment they said: we believe in Allah alone, and we reject what we used to set up with Him.

﴾٨٥﴿ فَلَمْ يَكُ يَنفَعُهُمْ إِيمَٰنُهُمْ لَمَّا رَأَوْا۟ بَأْسَنَا ۖ سُنَّتَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِى قَدْ خَلَتْ فِى عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

Falam yaku yanfa'uhum imanuhum lamma ra'aw ba'sana, sunnata Allahi allati qad khalat fi 'ibadih, wa khasira hunalika al-kafirun

Their faith did not benefit them once they saw Our punishment. That is the way of Allah that has already passed among His servants, and there the disbelievers lost.

The Tafsir · The Breakdown

What The Surah Means

Overview

Surah Ghafir is eighty-five verses, chapter 40, Makki. It opens with four descriptions of Allah stacked in a single verse, and one of them is a warning placed between two mercies.

Its center is the longest speech in the Quran given by a man whose name is not recorded. A believer inside Pharaoh's own household, who had concealed his faith and chose the moment to speak. What he says, and how he says it, is the reason the surah is also known as al-Mu'min.

A man of Pharaoh's family, who concealed his faith, said: are you going to kill a man for saying my Lord is Allah?

Verses 3–20 · Four Descriptions, and the Treachery of the Eyes

Forgiver of sin, Acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, Owner of abundance.

Ghafiri adh-dhanbi wa qabili at-tawbi shadidi al-'iqabi dhi at-tawl: four in a row, and the severity sits third, between accepting repentance and owning abundance. The arrangement is the theology of the surah in one line.

Alladhina yahmiluna al-'arsha wa man hawlahu yusabbihuna bihamdi Rabbihim wa yu'minuna bihi wa yastaghfiruna lilladhina amanu: those who carry the Throne and those around it seek forgiveness for the believers. Rabbana wasi'ta kulla shay'in rahmatan wa 'ilman faghfir lilladhina tabu wattaba'u sabilak. Their prayer is quoted, and it asks for the believers, their parents, their spouses, and their offspring.

The scene is worth holding. The nearest creatures to the Throne spend their time asking for the ones furthest from it.

Ya'lamu kha'inata al-a'yuni wa ma tukhfi as-sudur: He knows the treachery of the eyes and what the chests conceal. Kha'inat al-a'yun is the glance that is denied afterward, the look that is aimed and then disowned. The Quran names the smallest deniable act in the whole catalogue of a man's behavior.

The angels at the Throne spend their time asking forgiveness for you. And He knows the glance you would deny.

Verses 28–46 · The Man Who Concealed His Faith

A believing man from the family of Pharaoh, who concealed his faith, said: are you going to kill a man for saying my Lord is Allah?

Wa qala rajulun mu'minun min ali Fir'awna yaktumu imanahu: he is inside the household. He has been concealing it, which the Quran states plainly and without criticism.

His opening argument is procedural rather than theological. Ata'quluna rajulan an yaqula Rabbiya Allahu wa qad ja'akum bil-bayyinati min Rabbikum. Are you killing a man for a statement, when he has brought you clear proofs. He argues the case they would find hardest to dismiss first.

Wa in yaku kadhiban fa'alayhi kadhibuh, wa in yaku sadiqan yusibkum ba'du alladhi ya'idukum: if he is lying, his lie is on him, and if he is truthful, some of what he promises will strike you. He gives them a cost benefit argument, in their own idiom, before he gives them anything else.

He then escalates in stages, invoking the history of Nuh, 'Ad and Thamud, warning of the Day of Calling, recalling Yusuf and the doubt that followed him, and only at the end saying what he believes outright.

Wa qala alladhi amana ya qawmi ittabi'uni ahdikum sabila ar-rashad: follow me, I will guide you to the way of right conduct. Then the line that closes the speech. Wa ufawwidu amri ila Allah, inna Allaha basirun bil-'ibad. I entrust my affair to Allah.

Fawaqahu Allahu sayyi'ati ma makaru: so Allah protected him from the evils they plotted. The protection is stated immediately after the entrusting.

He argued their way first, said what he believed last, and entrusted the outcome. Then he was protected.

Verses 56–85 · Call On Me

Call upon Me, I will respond to you.

Inna alladhina yujadiluna fi ayati Allahi bighayri sultanin atahum in fi sudurihim illa kibrun ma hum bibalighih: in their chests is nothing but arrogance they will never reach the object of. The diagnosis of the perpetual arguer is that the argument is not about the topic.

Lakhalqu as-samawati wal-ardi akbaru min khalqi an-nas: the creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most people do not know. Scale is offered as the corrective to self importance.

Ud'uni astajib lakum, inna alladhina yastakbiruna 'an 'ibadati sayadkhuluna jahannama dakhirin: call upon Me and I will respond to you. Those too arrogant to worship Me will enter Hell humiliated. Supplication is described here as the thing arrogance prevents, which means asking is treated as the opposite of pride.

Allahu alladhi ja'ala lakumu al-layla litaskunu fih wan-nahara mubsira: He made the night for you to rest in and the day giving sight. The provision named after the invitation to ask is sleep.

The surah then walks through the nations, and closes on the moment of recognition. Falamma ra'aw ba'sana qalu amanna billahi wahdahu wa kafarna bima kunna bihi mushrikin. When they saw Our punishment they said, we believe in Allah alone. Falam yaku yanfa'uhum imanuhum lamma ra'aw ba'sana. Their faith did not benefit them once they saw it.

Sunnata Allahi allati qad khalat fi 'ibadih: the way of Allah that has already passed among His servants. The pattern is named as a law rather than as a decision made case by case.

Call on Me and I will respond. The ones who would not ask were described as too proud, not too busy.

Structural Summary

Eighty-Five Verses. Call On Me.

Verses 1–9The FourForgiver, Acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, Owner of abundance. And angels at the Throne asking forgiveness for believers.

Verses 10–20The KnowingThe treachery of the eyes and what the chests conceal, and a Day when nothing is hidden.

Verses 21–27The PrecedentNations stronger in power and traces, seized for what they earned, and Musa sent to Pharaoh, Haman, and Qarun.

Verses 28–35The SpeechA believer inside the household, concealing his faith, arguing procedure first and belief last.

Verses 36–46The EntrustingThe tower ordered, the warning completed, and the man who entrusted his affair and was protected.

Verses 47–60The DisputeArrogance in the chests, the greater creation of the heavens, and an invitation to call upon Him.

Verses 61–85The PatternNight for rest, the nations that fell, and faith at the sight of the punishment that came too late.

Why This Surah Is For You

The believer in verses 28 to 44 is the model for speaking truth inside a hostile structure. He argues in their language before he argues in his. He raises the cost of being wrong before he raises the claim. And he says the thing outright only after the ground is prepared. Most men reverse that order and are dismissed in the first sentence.

Verse 19 names kha'inat al-a'yun, the treachery of the eyes. The glance you would deny if asked about it. It is the smallest deniable act available to a man, and the Quran opens the surveillance section of this surah with it rather than with anything larger.

Verse 60 sets asking and arrogance as opposites. Call on Me and I will respond, and those too arrogant to worship will enter humiliated. A man who has stopped asking for things has usually not stopped believing. He has started assuming he can handle it.

Verse 44 is the sentence to keep. I entrust my affair to Allah. He said it in a room that was about to kill him, after making every argument he had. The entrusting came after the effort, not instead of it.

The Practice · Daily Integration

Eighty-Five Verses. Entrust It After.

When you have to say a hard thing to a hostile room, structure it as he did. Their idiom first, the cost of being wrong second, your position last.

Watch the glance. Verse 19 names it, and it is the one act you can always deny to everyone except Him.

Ask for something specific this week. Verse 60 classifies not asking as arrogance rather than as strength.

Say verse 44 out loud after you have done everything you can, not before.

He made every argument he had, then entrusted the affair. And he was protected from what they plotted.

آمِين

Prepared with discipline · Ameen

Verse-By-Verse · Test Yourself

The Quiz

Two questions per verse. Translation and a key Arabic word. Walk through it slow. The goal is comprehension, not speed.

Verse 11 / 170

Verse 1

حمٓ

Ha Meem

What does verse 1 say?