غَافِر Surah Ghafar The Forgiver
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Surah Number	40
Meanings & Titles of Surah	The Forgiver (God), Forgiving
Place of Revelation	Makkah
Number of Verses	85
Number of Rukus	9
Number of Words (Without Repeated Words)	665
Total Number of Words	1226
Number of Letters	5108
Page Number	467
Juz Number	24
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Surah Ghafar

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40:1

ح-م

حمٓ حٰمٓ hha-meem Ha Meem.

١ ۟ۚ (1)

H.M.

- Thomas Cleary

40:2

ن-ز-ل

تَنزِيلُ تَنْزِیْلُ tanzīlu (The) revelation

ك-ت-ب

ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ الْكِتٰبِ l-kitābi (of) the Book

م-ن

مِنَ مِنَ mina (is) from

ا-ل-ه

ٱللَّهِ اللّٰهِ l-lahi Allah

ع-ز-ز

ٱلۡعَزِيزِ الْعَزِیْزِ l-ʿazīzi the All-Mighty,

ع-ل-م

ٱلۡعَلِيمِ الْعَلِیْمِ l-ʿalīmi the All-Knower.

٢ ۟ۙ (2)

The revelation of the Book is from God the almighty, the omniscient,

- Thomas Cleary

40:3

غ-ف-ر

غَافِرِ غَافِرِ ghāfiri (The) Forgiver

ذ-ن-ب

ٱلذَّنۢبِ الذَّنْۢبِ dh-dhanbi (of) the sin,

ق-ب-ل

وَقَابِلِ وَقَابِلِ waqābili and (the) Acceptor

ت-و-ب

ٱلتَّوۡبِ التَّوْبِ l-tawbi (of) [the] repentance,

ش-د-د

شَدِيدِ شَدِیْدِ shadīdi severe

ع-ق-ب

ٱلۡعِقَابِ الْعِقَابِ ۙ— l-ʿiqābi (in) the punishment,

ذ-و

ذِي ذِی dhī Owner (of) the abundance.

ط-و-ل

ٱلطَّوۡلِۖ الطَّوْلِ ؕ— ṭ-ṭawli Owner (of) the abundance.

ل-ا

لَآ لَاۤ lā (There is) no

ا-ل-ه

إِلَٰهَ اِلٰهَ ilāha god

ا-ل-ل-ا

إِلَّا اِلَّا illā except

ه-و

هُوَۖ هُوَ ؕ— huwa Him;

ا-ل-ي

إِلَيۡهِ اِلَیْهِ ilayhi to Him,

ص-ي-ر

ٱلۡمَصِيرُ الْمَصِیْرُ l-maṣīru (is) the final return.

٣ ۟ (3)

who forgives sins and accepts repentance, is severe in punishment and possessor of power. There is no other deity; that is where destiny leads.

- Thomas Cleary

40:4

م-ا

مَا مَا mā Not

ج-د-ل

يُجَٰدِلُ یُجَادِلُ yujādilu dispute

ف-ي

فِيٓ فِیْۤ fī concerning

ا-ي-ا

ءَايَٰتِ اٰیٰتِ āyāti (the) Verses

ا-ل-ه

ٱللَّهِ اللّٰهِ l-lahi (of) Allah

ا-ل-ل-ا

إِلَّا اِلَّا illā except

ا-ل-ل-ذ

ٱلَّذِينَ الَّذِیْنَ alladhīna those who

ك-ف-ر

كَفَرُواْ كَفَرُوْا kafarū disbelieve,

ل-ا

فَلَا فَلَا falā so (let) not

غ-ر-ر

يَغۡرُرۡكَ یَغْرُرْكَ yaghrur'ka deceive you

ق-ل-ب

تَقَلُّبُهُمۡ تَقَلُّبُهُمْ taqallubuhum their movement

ف-ي

فِي فِی fī in

ب-ل-د

ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ الْبِلَادِ l-bilādi the cities.

٤ ۟ (4)

No one disputes the signs of God but those who are ungrateful; so don’t be fooled by their comings and goings in town and country.

- Thomas Cleary

40:5

ك-ذ-ب

كَذَّبَتۡ كَذَّبَتْ kadhabat Denied

ق-ب-ل

قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَبْلَهُمْ qablahum before them

ق-و-م

قَوۡمُ قَوْمُ qawmu (the) people

ن-و-ح

نُوحٖ نُوْحٍ nūḥin (of) Nuh

ح-ز-ب

وَٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ وَّالْاَحْزَابُ wal-aḥzābu and the factions

م-ن

مِنۢ مِنْ min after them,

ب-ع-د

بَعۡدِهِمۡۖ بَعْدِهِمْ ۪— baʿdihim after them,

ه-م-م

وَهَمَّتۡ وَهَمَّتْ wahammat and plotted

ك-ل-ل

كُلُّ كُلُّ kullu every

ا-م-م

أُمَّةِۭ اُمَّةٍ ummatin nation

ر-س-ل

بِرَسُولِهِمۡ بِرَسُوْلِهِمْ birasūlihim against their Messenger,

ا-خ-ذ

لِيَأۡخُذُوهُۖ لِیَاْخُذُوْهُ liyakhudhūhu to seize him,

ج-د-ل

وَجَٰدَلُواْ وَجٰدَلُوْا wajādalū and they disputed

ب-ط-ل

بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ بِالْبَاطِلِ bil-bāṭili by falsehood

د-ح-ض

لِيُدۡحِضُواْ لِیُدْحِضُوْا liyud'ḥiḍū to refute

بِهِ بِهِ bihi thereby

ح-ق-ق

ٱلۡحَقَّ الْحَقَّ l-ḥaqa the truth.

ا-خ-ذ

فَأَخَذۡتُهُمۡۖ فَاَخَذْتُهُمْ ۫— fa-akhadhtuhum So I seized them.

ك-ي-ف

فَكَيۡفَ فَكَیْفَ fakayfa Then how

ك-و-ن

كَانَ كَانَ kāna was

ع-ق-ب

عِقَابِ عِقَابِ ʿiqābi My penalty?

٥ ۟ (5)

The people of Noah rejected truth before them, as did parties after them. And every people plotted against their messenger, in order to stop him; and they strove to nullify the truth with falsehood. But I stopped them; and how was My chastisement!

- Thomas Cleary

40:6

ذ-ل-ك

وَكَذَٰلِكَ وَكَذٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus

ح-ق-ق

حَقَّتۡ حَقَّتْ ḥaqqat has been justified

ك-ل-م

كَلِمَتُ كَلِمَتُ kalimatu (the) Word

ر-ب-ب

رَبِّكَ رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord

ع-ل-ي

عَلَى عَلَی ʿalā against

ا-ل-ل-ذ

ٱلَّذِينَ الَّذِیْنَ alladhīna those who

ك-ف-ر

كَفَرُوٓاْ كَفَرُوْۤا kafarū disbelieved

ا-ن-ن

أَنَّهُمۡ اَنَّهُمْ annahum that they

ص-ح-ب

أَصۡحَٰبُ اَصْحٰبُ aṣḥābu (are) companions

ن-و-ر

ٱلنَّارِ النَّارِ n-nāri (of) the Fire.

٦ ۟ (6)

Thus the sentence of your Lord against the ingrates has been justified, that they are to be inmates of hell.

- Thomas Cleary

40:7

ا-ل-ل-ذ

ٱلَّذِينَ اَلَّذِیْنَ alladhīna Those who

ح-م-ل

يَحۡمِلُونَ یَحْمِلُوْنَ yaḥmilūna bear

ع-ر-ش

ٱلۡعَرۡشَ الْعَرْشَ l-ʿarsha the Throne

م-ن

وَمَنۡ وَمَنْ waman and who

ح-و-ل

حَوۡلَهُۥ حَوْلَهٗ ḥawlahu (are) around it

س-ب-ح

يُسَبِّحُونَ یُسَبِّحُوْنَ yusabbiḥūna glorify

ح-م-د

بِحَمۡدِ بِحَمْدِ biḥamdi (the) praises

ر-ب-ب

رَبِّهِمۡ رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim (of) their Lord

ا-م-ن

وَيُؤۡمِنُونَ وَیُؤْمِنُوْنَ wayu'minūna and believe

بِهِۦ بِهٖ bihi in Him

غ-ف-ر

وَيَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ وَیَسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ wayastaghfirūna and ask forgiveness

ا-ل-ل-ذ

لِلَّذِينَ لِلَّذِیْنَ lilladhīna for those who

ا-م-ن

ءَامَنُواْۖ اٰمَنُوْا ۚ— āmanū believe,

ر-ب-ب

رَبَّنَا رَبَّنَا rabbanā "Our Lord!

و-س-ع

وَسِعۡتَ وَسِعْتَ wasiʿ'ta You encompass

ك-ل-ل

كُلَّ كُلَّ kulla all

ش-ي-ا

شَيۡءٖ شَیْءٍ shayin things

ر-ح-م

رَّحۡمَةٗ رَّحْمَةً raḥmatan (by Your) Mercy

ع-ل-م

وَعِلۡمٗا وَّعِلْمًا waʿil'man and knowledge,

غ-ف-ر

فَٱغۡفِرۡ فَاغْفِرْ fa-igh'fir so forgive

ا-ل-ل-ذ

لِلَّذِينَ لِلَّذِیْنَ lilladhīna those who

ت-و-ب

تَابُواْ تَابُوْا tābū repent

ت-ب-ع

وَٱتَّبَعُواْ وَاتَّبَعُوْا wa-ittabaʿū and follow

س-ب-ل

سَبِيلَكَ سَبِیْلَكَ sabīlaka Your Way

و-ق-ي

وَقِهِمۡ وَقِهِمْ waqihim and save them

ع-ذ-ب

عَذَابَ عَذَابَ ʿadhāba (the) punishment

ج-ح-م

ٱلۡجَحِيمِ الْجَحِیْمِ l-jaḥīmi (of) the Hellfire.

٧ ۟ (7)

Those who hold the Throne and those who surround it extol praises of their Lord, believing in God and asking forgiveness for those who believe: “Our Lord, You encompass all things by mercy and knowledge; so forgive those who repent and follow Your way; and shelter them from the torment of the blaze.

- Thomas Cleary

40:8

ر-ب-ب

رَبَّنَا رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord!

د-خ-ل

وَأَدۡخِلۡهُمۡ وَاَدْخِلْهُمْ wa-adkhil'hum And admit them

ج-ن-ن

جَنَّٰتِ جَنّٰتِ jannāti (to) Gardens

ع-د-ن

عَدۡنٍ عَدْنِ ʿadnin (of) Eden

ا-ل-ل-ت

ٱلَّتِي ١لَّتِیْ allatī which

و-ع-د

وَعَدتَّهُمۡ وَعَدْتَّهُمْ waʿadttahum You have promised them

م-ن

وَمَن وَمَنْ waman and whoever

ص-ل-ح

صَلَحَ صَلَحَ ṣalaḥa (was) righteous

م-ن

مِنۡ مِنْ min among

ا-ب-و

ءَابَآئِهِمۡ اٰبَآىِٕهِمْ ābāihim their fathers

ز-و-ج

وَأَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ وَاَزْوَاجِهِمْ wa-azwājihim and their spouses

ذ-ر-ر

وَذُرِّيَّٰتِهِمۡۚ وَذُرِّیّٰتِهِمْ ؕ— wadhurriyyātihim and their offspring.

ا-ن-ن

إِنَّكَ اِنَّكَ innaka Indeed You,

ا-ن-ت

أَنتَ اَنْتَ anta You

ع-ز-ز

ٱلۡعَزِيزُ الْعَزِیْزُ l-ʿazīzu (are) the All-Mighty,

ح-ك-م

ٱلۡحَكِيمُ الْحَكِیْمُ l-ḥakīmu the All-Wise.

٨ ۟ۙ (8)

“And admit them, Lord, to the gardens of eternity You promised them, along with those of their parents who were righteous, and their wives and their progeny; for You are the Almighty, supremely wise.

- Thomas Cleary

40:9

و-ق-ي

وَقِهِمُ وَقِهِمُ waqihimu And protect them

س-و-ا

ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِۚ السَّیِّاٰتِ ؕ— s-sayiāti (from) the evils.

م-ن

وَمَن وَمَنْ waman And whoever

و-ق-ي

تَقِ تَقِ taqi you protect

س-و-ا

ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ السَّیِّاٰتِ s-sayiāti (from) the evils

ي-و-م

يَوۡمَئِذٖ یَوْمَىِٕذٍ yawma-idhin that Day,

ق-د

فَقَدۡ فَقَدْ faqad then verily

ر-ح-م

رَحِمۡتَهُۥۚ رَحِمْتَهٗ ؕ— raḥim'tahu You bestowed Mercy on him.

ذ-ل-ك

وَذَٰلِكَ وَذٰلِكَ wadhālika And that

ه-و

هُوَ هُوَ huwa [it]

ف-و-ز

ٱلۡفَوۡزُ الْفَوْزُ l-fawzu (is) the success,

ع-ظ-م

ٱلۡعَظِيمُ الْعَظِیْمُ l-ʿaẓīmu the great."

٩ ۟۠ (9)

“And shelter them from evils. And anyone You shelter from evils on that day, You have granted mercy. And that is the great escape.”

- Thomas Cleary

40:10

ا-ن-ن

إِنَّ اِنَّ inna Indeed,

ا-ل-ل-ذ

ٱلَّذِينَ الَّذِیْنَ alladhīna those who

ك-ف-ر

كَفَرُواْ كَفَرُوْا kafarū disbelieved

ن-د-ي

يُنَادَوۡنَ یُنَادَوْنَ yunādawna will be cried out to them,

م-ق-ت

لَمَقۡتُ لَمَقْتُ lamaqtu "Certainly Allah's hatred

ا-ل-ه

ٱللَّهِ اللّٰهِ l-lahi "Certainly Allah's hatred

ك-ب-ر

أَكۡبَرُ اَكْبَرُ akbaru (was) greater

م-ن

مِن مِنْ min than

م-ق-ت

مَّقۡتِكُمۡ مَّقْتِكُمْ maqtikum your hatred

ن-ف-س

أَنفُسَكُمۡ اَنْفُسَكُمْ anfusakum (of) yourselves

ا-ذ

إِذۡ اِذْ idh when

د-ع-و

تُدۡعَوۡنَ تُدْعَوْنَ tud'ʿawna you were called

ا-ل-ي

إِلَى اِلَی ilā to

ا-م-ن

ٱلۡإِيمَٰنِ الْاِیْمَانِ l-īmāni the faith,

ك-ف-ر

فَتَكۡفُرُونَ فَتَكْفُرُوْنَ fatakfurūna and you disbelieved

١٠ ۟ (10)

Those who scoffed will be summoned, and it will be declared, “The loathing of God is greater than your loathing of yourselves— for you are invited to faith, but you refuse.”

- Thomas Cleary

                
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