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40. Surah Ghafir

The Forgiver

Read and listen to the full Surah Ghafir (Chapter 40), consisting of 85 verses. Revealed in Mecca (Juz 24), it includes complete Arabic text with diacritics, translations, tafsirs, word-by-word meaning, and audio by Maher Al-Muaiqly, Abdul Basit and other reciters.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
40:68
هو الذي يحيي ويميت فاذا قضى امرا فانما يقول له كن فيكون ٦٨
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ فَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمْرًۭا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ ٦٨
هُوَ
ٱلَّذِي
يُحۡيِۦ
وَيُمِيتُۖ
فَإِذَا
قَضَىٰٓ
أَمۡرٗا
فَإِنَّمَا
يَقُولُ
لَهُۥ
كُن
فَيَكُونُ
٦٨
He is the One Who gives life and causes death. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, “Be!” And it is!
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40:69
الم تر الى الذين يجادلون في ايات الله انى يصرفون ٦٩
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُجَـٰدِلُونَ فِىٓ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ أَنَّىٰ يُصْرَفُونَ ٦٩
أَلَمۡ
تَرَ
إِلَى
ٱلَّذِينَ
يُجَٰدِلُونَ
فِيٓ
ءَايَٰتِ
ٱللَّهِ
أَنَّىٰ
يُصۡرَفُونَ
٦٩
Have you not seen how those who dispute Allah’s signs are turned away?
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40:70
الذين كذبوا بالكتاب وبما ارسلنا به رسلنا فسوف يعلمون ٧٠
ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَبِمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا بِهِۦ رُسُلَنَا ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ٧٠
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَذَّبُواْ
بِٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
وَبِمَآ
أَرۡسَلۡنَا
بِهِۦ
رُسُلَنَاۖ
فَسَوۡفَ
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٧٠
˹They are˺ the ones who reject this Book and all ˹scriptures˺ We sent Our messengers with. So they will know ˹the consequences˺
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40:71
اذ الاغلال في اعناقهم والسلاسل يسحبون ٧١
إِذِ ٱلْأَغْلَـٰلُ فِىٓ أَعْنَـٰقِهِمْ وَٱلسَّلَـٰسِلُ يُسْحَبُونَ ٧١
إِذِ
ٱلۡأَغۡلَٰلُ
فِيٓ
أَعۡنَٰقِهِمۡ
وَٱلسَّلَٰسِلُ
يُسۡحَبُونَ
٧١
when shackles will be around their necks and chains ˹on their legs˺. They will be dragged
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40:72
في الحميم ثم في النار يسجرون ٧٢
فِى ٱلْحَمِيمِ ثُمَّ فِى ٱلنَّارِ يُسْجَرُونَ ٧٢
فِي
ٱلۡحَمِيمِ
ثُمَّ
فِي
ٱلنَّارِ
يُسۡجَرُونَ
٧٢
through boiling water, then burned in the Fire ˹as fuel˺.
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40:73
ثم قيل لهم اين ما كنتم تشركون ٧٣
ثُمَّ قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تُشْرِكُونَ ٧٣
ثُمَّ
قِيلَ
لَهُمۡ
أَيۡنَ
مَا
كُنتُمۡ
تُشۡرِكُونَ
٧٣
Then they will be asked, “Where are those ˹idols˺ you used to associate
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40:74
من دون الله قالوا ضلوا عنا بل لم نكن ندعو من قبل شييا كذالك يضل الله الكافرين ٧٤
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالُوا۟ ضَلُّوا۟ عَنَّا بَل لَّمْ نَكُن نَّدْعُوا۟ مِن قَبْلُ شَيْـًۭٔا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ٧٤
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِۖ
قَالُواْ
ضَلُّواْ
عَنَّا
بَل
لَّمۡ
نَكُن
نَّدۡعُواْ
مِن
قَبۡلُ
شَيۡـٔٗاۚ
كَذَٰلِكَ
يُضِلُّ
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
٧٤
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.
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40:75
ذالكم بما كنتم تفرحون في الارض بغير الحق وبما كنتم تمرحون ٧٥
ذَٰلِكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَمْرَحُونَ ٧٥
ذَٰلِكُم
بِمَا
كُنتُمۡ
تَفۡرَحُونَ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
بِغَيۡرِ
ٱلۡحَقِّ
وَبِمَا
كُنتُمۡ
تَمۡرَحُونَ
٧٥
˹They will be told,˺ “This ˹punishment˺ is for being prideful on earth unjustly and for acting arrogantly.
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40:76
ادخلوا ابواب جهنم خالدين فيها فبيس مثوى المتكبرين ٧٦
ٱدْخُلُوٓا۟ أَبْوَٰبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۖ فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ٧٦
ٱدۡخُلُوٓاْ
أَبۡوَٰبَ
جَهَنَّمَ
خَٰلِدِينَ
فِيهَاۖ
فَبِئۡسَ
مَثۡوَى
ٱلۡمُتَكَبِّرِينَ
٧٦
Enter the gates of Hell, to stay there forever. What an evil home for the arrogant!”
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40:77
فاصبر ان وعد الله حق فاما نرينك بعض الذي نعدهم او نتوفينك فالينا يرجعون ٧٧
فَٱصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّۭ ۚ فَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ ٧٧
فَٱصۡبِرۡ
إِنَّ
وَعۡدَ
ٱللَّهِ
حَقّٞۚ
فَإِمَّا
نُرِيَنَّكَ
بَعۡضَ
ٱلَّذِي
نَعِدُهُمۡ
أَوۡ
نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ
فَإِلَيۡنَا
يُرۡجَعُونَ
٧٧
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.
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