Surah Ghafir opens with a promise that many people forget in their busiest, most stressful days: no sin is too big for Allah’s mercy. A lot of Muslims read the Quran page by page but skip past this surah without realizing how much comfort it holds for anyone carrying guilt or worry.
If you want a deeper, page-by-page companion while reading this surah, The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab is a simple, modern translation that many beginners find easy to follow.
What Is Surah Al Ghafir?
Surah Al Ghafir is the 40th chapter of the Quran, and it has 85 verses. It’s a Meccan surah, meaning it was revealed before the Hijrah, during a period when early Muslims faced heavy pressure and mockery from disbelievers in Makkah.
Importance of Ghafir in Daily Life
This chapter isn’t just history about Pharaoh and Musa. It teaches patience under pressure, the value of standing for truth quietly, and trust in Allah when outcomes seem unfair. That’s a lesson every generation needs, not only the first Muslims in Makkah.
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Surah Ghafir No. | Arabic | Transliteration | English Translation.
| No. | Arabic | Transliteration | English Translation |
| 1 | الۤمۤ | Alif, Lam, Meem | Alif, Lam, Meem. |
| 2 | تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ | Tanzeelu-al-Kitaabi min-Allaahi-al-Azeez-al-Aleem | The revelation of this Book is from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Knowing. |
| 3 | غَافِرُ الذَّنبِ وَقَابِلُ التَّوْبِ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ ذُو الطَّوْلِ ۖ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ إِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ | Ghaafirul-adhnub wa qaabil-at-taubh shadeed-al-iqaab zu-at-tawl la ilaha illah huw ilaihi-al-maseer | The Forgiver of sins, the Acceptor of repentance, the Severe in punishment, the Bestower (of favours), there is none worthy of worship but He, to Him is the final return. |
| 4 | مَا يُجَادِلُ فِي آيَاتِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَلَا يَغْرُرْكَ تَقَلُّبُهُمْ فِي الْبِلَادِ | Maa yujadil fi ayaat-Allaah illal-lazeena kafaroo fa la yaghurruk taqallubuhum fil-bilaad | None dispute concerning the verses of Allah except those who disbelieve, so be not deceived by their pleas in the land. |
| 5 | كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَالْأَحْزَابُ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ وَهَمَّتْ بِهِ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ بِرَسُولِهِمْ لِيَأْخُذُوهُ ۖ وَجَادَلُوا بِالْبَاطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا بِهِ الْحَقَّ | Kadhdhab qabluhum qaum noohin wal-ahzaabu min ba’adihim wa hammat bih kulla ummatin bi rasoolihim liya’khuzoohu wa jaadloo bil-baatil liyudhdhidoo bih al-haqq | The people of Nuh denied before them, and after them the parties (of disbelievers) denied too. Every nation plotted against its messenger to seize him, and disputed by false arguments to refute the truth. |
| 6 | فَأَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ | Fa akhazthum fa kayf kaan iqaab | Then I seized them, and how (terrible) was My punishment! |
| 7 | كَذَٰلِكَ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ | Kadhaa haqq kalimatu rabbika alal-lazeena kafaroo annahum ashaab-an-naa’r | Thus the word of your Lord has been fulfilled against those who disbelieve, that they will be the dwellers of the Fire. |
| 8 | الَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ الْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَّحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا فَاغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ | Allazeena yahmaloon-al-arsh wa man hawlahu yusabbihoon bi hamdi rabbihim wa yu’minoon bih wa yastafghiroon lillazeena amanoo rabbana wasi’ta kulla shay-in rahmatan wa ilman faghfir lillazeena taboo wattaba’oo sabeel wa qihim adhab al-jaheem | Those who bear the Throne and those around it celebrate the praises of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah): Our Lord! You comprehend all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who repent and follow Your way, and save them from the punishment of the blazing Fire. |
| 9 | رَبَّنَا وَأَدْخِلْهُمْ جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ الَّتِي وَعَدتَّهُم وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ | Rabbana wa adkhilhum jannaati adn allatee wa’attahum wa man salah min abaihim wa azwajihim wa dhurriyyatihim innaka anta-al-azeez-al-hakeem | Our Lord! And make them enter the Gardens of Adn (Eden) Paradise which You have promised them, and to the righteous among their fathers, their wives, and their offspring! Verily, You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. |
| 10 | وَقِهِمُ السَّيِّئَاتِ ۚ وَمَن تَقِ السَّيِّئَاتِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ | Wa qihimus-sayyiaat wa man taqi-as-sayyiaat yawma’idhin fa qad rahimtahu wa dhalik huw-al-fawz-al-adheem | And save them from the evils; and whoever You save from the evils that Day, indeed You have taken into mercy, and that is the supreme success. |
| 11 | إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُنَادَوْنَ لَمَقْتُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ مِن مَّقْتِكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ إِذْ تُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى الْإِيمَانِ فَتَكْفُرُونَ | Innal-lazeena kafaroo yunadawn lamqat-Allaahi akbar min maqtikum anfusakum idh tu’dawn ilal-eeman fa takfuroon | Verily, those who disbelieve are called out louder: Certainly, the hatred of Allah is greater than your hatred of one another, as you were called to believe but you refused. |
| 12 | قَالُوا رَبَّنَا أَمَتَّنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَاعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ | Qaloo rabbana amattana ithnayn wa ahyaytana ithnayn faa’tarafna bi dhunubina fa hal ila khuruuj min sabeel | They will say: Our Lord! You have made us to die twice, and You have given us life twice. Now we confess our sins, is there any way out (of this)? |
| 13 | ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّهُ إِذَا دُعِيَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ كَفَرْتُمْ ۖ وَإِن يُشْرَكْ بِهِ تُؤْمِنُوا ۚ فَالْحُكْمُ لِلَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْكَبِيرِ | Dhaalikum bi annahu idha du’i-Allaahu wahdahu kafartum wa in yushrack bihi tu’minoo fal-hukm lillaah-al-aliyy-al-kabeer | That is because when Allah Alone was invoked, you disbelieved, but when partners were joined with Him, you believed! So the judgment is only with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great! |
| 14 | هُوَ الَّذِي يُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ وَيُنَزِّلُ لَكُم مِّنَ الرِّزْقِ ۚ وَمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ إِلَّا مَن يُنِيبُ | Huw alladhi yureekum ayatih wa yunazzil lakum min-ar-rizq wa ma yatadhakkar illa man yuneb | It is He Who shows you His signs and sends down sustenance for you from the sky. And none remembers except he who turns back in obedience (to Allah). |
| 15 | فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ | Fa’du Allaah mukhliseen lahu-ad-deen wa law kariha-al-kafiroon | So invoke Allah, being sincere to Him in religion, however much the disbelievers may hate it. |
| 16 | رَفِيعُ الدَّرَجَاتِ ذُو الْعَرْشِ يُلْقِي الرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ لِيُنذِرَ يَوْمَ التَّلَاقِ | Rafee-ud-darajaat dhu-al-arsh yulqi-ar-ruh min amrih ala man yasha min ibadih linudhir yawm-at-talaq | Exalted in degrees, Owner of the Throne, He sends the revelation upon whom He wills of His servants that he should warn (men) of the Day of Meeting. |
| 17 | يَوْمَ هُم بَارِزُونَ ۖ لَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَيْءٌ ۗ لِّمَنِ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ ۚ لِلَّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ | Yawm hum barzioon la yakhfa ala-Allaah minhum shay-un liman-al-mulk-al-yawm lillaah-al-wahid-al-qahhar | The Day when they will come forth; nothing of them will be hidden from Allah. Whose is the dominion this Day? (Allah will say:) Allah’s, the One, the Irresistible! |
| 18 | الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ ۚ لَا ظُلْمَ الْيَوْمَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ | Al-yawm tujza kulla nafs bi ma kasabat la dhulm-al-yawm inn-Allaah sare-ul-hisab | This Day every soul shall be recompensed for what it earned. No injustice (shall be done to anybody). Surely, Allah is Swift in reckoning. |
| 19 | وَأَنذِرْهُم يَوْمَ الْآزِفَةِ إِذِ الْقُلُوبُ لَدَى الْحَنَاجِرِ كَاظِمِينَ ۚ مَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ وَلَا شَفِيعٍ يُطَاعُ | Wa andhirhum yawm-al-azifah idhi-al-qulub lada-al-hanajir kadhimeen ma lildhaalimeen min hameem wa la shafi-in yuta’ | And warn them of the Day that is drawing near (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) when the hearts will be choking up to the throats. There will be no intimate friend nor an intercessor for the unjust one who could be given heed to. |
| 20 | يَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ الْأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ | Ya’lem khaa’inat-al-a’yun wa ma tukhfi-as-sudur | He knows the betrayal of the eyes, and all that the hearts conceal. |
| 21 | وَاللَّهُ يَقْضِي بِالْحَقِّ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ لَا يَقْضُونَ بِشَيْءٍ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ | Wa-Allaah yaqdhi bil-haqq wa-allazeena yad’oon min dunuh la yaqdhuun bi shay-in inn-Allaah huw-as-samee-ul-baseer | And Allah will judge with truth. But those to whom they invoke besides Him, they cannot judge anything. Surely, Allah is He Who is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. |
| 22 | أَوَ لَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ قَتَلُوهُمْ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِهِمْ | Aw lam yaseerot fil-ard fayanthuroo kayf kaan aqibat-allazeena kanu min qablihim qataluhum min fawqihim wa min taht arjulihim | Have they not travelled through the land and seen what was the end of those before them? They were superior to them in strength; and they left on the earth greater traces of power than they left. Yet Allah seized them for their sins. |
| 23 | ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانَت تَأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَكَفَرُوا فَأَخَذَهُمُ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ قَوِيٌّ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ | Dhaalik bi annahum kaanat ta’teehim rusuluhum bil-bayyinat fa kafaroo fa akhzahum-Allaah innahu qawiyy shadeed-al-iqab | That was because there came to them their messengers with clear proofs, signs and evidences, but they rejected them; so Allah seized them with punishment. Surely, He is All-Strong, Severe in punishment. |
| 24 | وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِآيَاتِنَا وَسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ | Wa laqad arsalna moosa bi ayatina wa sultaanin moobeen | And indeed We sent Moosa (Moses) with Our signs and a manifest authority. |
| 25 | إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامَانَ وَقَارُونَ فَقَالُوا سَاحِرٌ كَاذِبٌ | Ila firawn wa hamaan wa qarun fa qaloo saahir kadhib | To Pharaoh, Hamaan, and Qarun; but they said, A sorcerer, a liar! |
| 26 | فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُم بِالْحَقِّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُوا اقْتُلُوا أَبْنَاءَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ وَاسْتَحْيُوا نِسَاءَهُمْ ۚ وَمَا كَيْدُ الْكَافِرِينَ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَالٍ | Fa lamma jaa-ahum bil-haqq min indina qaloo-qtulu abnaa-allazeena amanoo ma’hu wasta hyoo nisaa-ahum wa ma kayd-al-kafireeen illa fi dhalaala’l | Then when he came to them with the truth from Us, they said, Slay the sons of those who believe with him, and let live their women. But the plot of the disbelievers is nothing but in error. |
| 27 | وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ذَرُونِي أَقْتُلْ مُوسَىٰ وَلْيَدْعُ رَبَّهُ ۖ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَن يُبَدِّلَ دِينَكُمْ أَوْ أَن يُظْهِرَ فِي الْأَرْضِ الْفَسَادَ | Wa qaal firawn dharunee aqtul moosa wa li yad’u rabbahu inni akhafu an yubaddil deenakum aw an yuzhir fil-ard-al-fasad | And Pharaoh said, Let me alone to kill Moosa and let him call upon his Lord. I fear that he may change your religion, or that he may cause mischief to appear in the land. |
| 28 | وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ إِنِّي عُذْتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُم مِّن كُلِّ مُتَكَبِّرٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِيَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ | Wa qaal moosa inni udht bi rabbi wa rabbikum min kull mutakabbir la yu’min bi yawm-al-hisab | Moosa said, I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Account! |
| 29 | وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ مِّنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَكْتُمُ إِيمَانَهُ أَتَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلًا أَن يَقُولَ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ وَقَدْ جَاءَكُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ وَإِن يَكُ كَاذِبًا فَعَلَيْهِ كَذِبُهُ ۖ وَإِن يَكُ صَادِقًا فَيُصِيبُكُم بَعْضُ الَّذِي يَعِدُكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَن هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ كَاذِبٌ | Wa qaal rajulun moominun min aal firawn yaktumo eemaanh ataqtulon rajulan an yaqool rabbi-Allaah wa qad jaa-akum bil-bayyinat min rabbikum wa in yakun kadhiban fa alayh kadhihu wa in yakun sadiqan fa yusibukum ba’ath-allazeena ya’idukum inn-Allaah la yahdi man huwa musrif kadhib | And a believing man from the people of Pharaoh, who hid his faith said: Would you kill a man because he says, My Lord is Allah, and he has come to you with clear signs from your Lord? And if he be a liar, upon him will be (the sin of) his lie; and if he be truthful, then some of that (calamity) whereof he warns you will befall on you. Truly, Allah guides not one who is a transgressor and a liar. |
| 30 | يَا قَوْمِ لَكُمُ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ ظَاهِرِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَمَن يَنصُرُنَا مِن بَأْسِ اللَّهِ إِن جَاءَنَا ۚ قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ مَا أَنَا بِمُرِيكُمْ إِلَّا مَا أَرَىٰ وَمَا أَهْدِيكُمْ إِلَّا سَبِيلَ الرَّشَادِ | Ya qawm lakum-al-mulk-al-yawm zaahireen fil-ard fa man yansurna min ba’s-Allaah in jaa-ana qaal firawn ma ana bi murikum illa ma ara wa ma ahdeekum illa sabeel-ar-rashad | O my people! Yours is the dominion this Day, being uppermost in the land, but who will help us against the punishment of Allah if it comes to us? Pharaoh said, I but show you that which I see, and I guide you only to the path of right conduct! |
| 31 | وَقَالَ الَّذِي آمَنَ يَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُم مِّثْلَ يَوْمِ الْأَحْزَابِ | Wa qaal alladhi aamana ya qawm inni akhafu alaikum mithl yawm-al-ahzab | And he who believed said, O my people! I fear for you the like of the Day (of disaster) of the Confederates (the allies). |
| 32 | مِثْلَ دَأْبِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَالَّذِينَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ ۚ وَمَا اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ظُلْمًا لِّلْعِبَادِ | Mithl dab-i qawm nooh wa aad wa thamud wa-allazeena min ba’adihim wa ma-Allaah yurid dhulman lil-ibad | Like the fate of the people of Nuh, and Ad, and Thamud, and those after them. And Allah wills no injustice for (His) servants. |
| 33 | وَيَا قَوْمِ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ التَّنَادِ | Wa ya qawm inni akhafu alaikum yawm-at-tanad | And O my people! Truly I fear for you the Day when there will be mutual calling (to each other), |
| 34 | يَوْمَ تُوَلُّونَ مُدْبِرِينَ مَا لَكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍ ۗ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ | Yawm tuwalluun mudbireeen ma lakum min-Allaah min aasim wa man yudhlil-Allaah fa ma lahu min had | The Day when you will turn your backs fleeing; you will find none to help you from Allah. And whomsoever Allah sends astray, for him there is none to guide. |
| 35 | وَلَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِن قَبْلُ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَمَا زِلْتُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِّمَّا جَاءَكُم بِهِ ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا هَلَكَ قُلْتُمْ لَن يَبْعَثَ اللَّهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ رَسُولًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ مُّرْتَابٌ | Wa laqad jaa-akum yusuf min qablu bil-bayyinat fa ma ziltum fi shakk mimma jaa-akum bih hatta idha halak qultum lan yab’ath-Allaah min ba’adih rasul kadhaalik yudhill-Allaah man huwa musrif murtab | And indeed Yusuf (Joseph) came to you in times past with clear signs, but you ceased not to doubt in that which he brought to you, till when he died you said: Allah will not send any apostle after him. Thus Allah leaves astray such as are transgressors and doubters. |
| 36 | الَّذِينَ يُجَادِلُونَ فِي آيَاتِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَانٍ أَتَاهُمْ ۖ كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ اللَّهِ وَعِندَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ قَلْبِ مُتَكَبِّرٍ جَبَّارٍ | Allazeena yujadiloon fi ayaat-Allaah bi ghair sultaan ata-ahum kabur maqtan ind-Allaah wa ind-allazeena amanoo kadhaalik yatba-ul-Allaah ala kull qalb mutakabbir jabbar | Those who dispute concerning the signs of Allah without any authority having come to them, (there is) great hatred in the sight of Allah and in the sight of the believers. Thus does Allah set a seal on the heart of every arrogant, tyrant. |
| 37 | وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَا هَامَانُ ابْنِ لِي صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّي أَبْلُغُ الْأَسْبَابَ | Wa qaal firawn ya hamanu-bni lee sarhan la’alli ablugh-al-asbab | And Pharaoh said: O Haman! Build me a tower that I may reach the ways, |
| 38 | أَسْبَابَ السَّمَاوَاتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَىٰ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّهُ كَاذِبًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ وَصُدَّ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ ۚ وَمَا كَيْدُ فِرْعَوْنَ إِلَّا فِي تَبَابٍ | Asbab-as-samaawat fa attali-a ila ilah moosa wa inni la-azhunnu hu kadhiban wa kadhaalik zuyyina li firawn su’u amalih wa sudd an-as-sabeel wa ma kayd firawn illa fee tabab | The ways of the heavens that I may look upon the God of Moosa! But verily I think he is a liar! And thus was made fair-seeming to Pharaoh the evil of his deeds, and he was hindered from the (Right) Path; and the plot of Pharaoh led to nothing but ruin. |
| 39 | وَقَالَ الَّذِي آمَنَ يَا قَوْمِ اتَّبِعُونِ أَهْدِكُمْ سَبِيلَ الرَّشَادِ | Wa qaal alladhi aamana ya qawm tattabi’oon ahidikum sabeel-ar-rashad | And he who believed said: O my people! Follow me. I will guide you to the path of rectitude. |
| 40 | يَا قَوْمِ إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا مَتَاعٌ وَإِنَّ الْآخِرَةَ هِيَ دَارُ الْقَرَارِ | Ya qawm inn hazihi-al-hayat-ad-dunya mataa wa inn-al-akhira hiya dar-al-qarar | O my people! This life of the world is only a (temporary) enjoyment, and verily, the Hereafter, that is the home that will remain forever. |
| 41 | مَن عَمِلَ سَيِّئَةً فَلَا يُجْزَىٰ إِلَّا مِثْلَهَا ۖ وَمَن عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ يُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ | Man amil sayyah fa la yujza illa mithlaha wa man amil salihan min dhakarin aw untha wa huwa moominun fa ula-ik yadkhuloon-al-janna yur-zaqoon fiha bi ghair hisab | Whoever works evil, will not be requited except the like thereof; and whoever works a righteous deed, whether male or female, and is a (true) believer (in Islamic Monotheism) such will enter Paradise, where they will be provided therein (with all things in abundance and prosperity) without limit. |
| 42 | وَيَا قَوْمِ مَا لِي أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى النَّجَاةِ وَتَدْعُونَنِي إِلَى النَّارِ | Wa ya qawm ma li ad’ookum ila-an-najat wa tad’uunani ila-an-nar | And O my people! I invite you to salvation but you invite me to the Fire! |
| 43 | تَدْعُونَنِي لِأَكْفُرَ بِاللَّهِ وَأُشْرِكَ بِهِ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِهِ عِلْمٌ ۖ وَأَنَا أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى الْعَزِيزِ الْغَفَّارِ | Tad’uunani li akfur billaah wa ushrrika bih ma laysa li bih ilm wa ana ad’oukum ila-al-azeez-al-ghaffar | You invite me to disbelieve in Allah, and to join with Him in worship others of which I have no knowledge; and I invite you to the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving! |
| 44 | لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ مَا تَدْعُونَنِي إِلَيْهِ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَعْوَةٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَلَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ مَوْلَانَا اللَّهُ وَإِنِّي أُحَذِّرُكُم مِّن يَوْمٍ يَأْتِيكُم | La jaram anna ma tad’uunani ilayh laysa lahu da’wah fil-dunya wa la fil-akhirah wa anna mawlana-Allaah wa inni uhadhdhirukum min yawm ya’teekum | No doubt, that which you call me to has no call in the Duniya (worldly life) and in the Aakhirah (the life after death). And indeed our return is to Allah. And surely, the transgressors will be the dwellers of the Fire! |
| 45 | فَسَتَذْكُرُونَ مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ ۚ وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ | Fa satadh-kuroon ma aqul lakum wa ufa-wwid amri ila-Allaah inn-Allaah baseer bil-ibad | So you will remember what I am telling you, and my affair I leave it to Allah. Surely, Allah is seeing the servants. |
| 46 | فَوَقَاهُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِ مَا مَكَرُوا ۖ وَحَاقَ بِآلِ فِرْعَوْنَ سُوءُ الْعَذَابِ | Fa waqahu-Allaah sayyiaat ma makaroo wa haq bi aal firawn su-ul-adhab | So Allah saved him from the evils that they plotted, while an evil torment surrounded the people of Pharaoh. |
| 47 | النَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَعِشِيًّا ۚ وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ | An-nar yu’radun alaiha ghuduwwan wa isha-an wa yawm taqum-as-sa’ah adkhilul aal firawn ashadda-al-adhab | The Fire; they are exposed to it, morning and evening. And on the Day when the Hour will be established (it will be said to the angels): Cause Pharaoh’s people to enter the severest torment! |
| 48 | وَإِذْ يَتَحَاجُّونَ فِي النَّارِ فَيَقُولُ الضُّعَفَاءُ لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا نَصِيبًا مِّنَ النَّارِ | Wa idh yatahajjun fil-nar fa yaqul-ad-du’afa lillazeena stakkabru inna kunna lakum taba-an fa hal antum mughnun anna nasib min an-nar | And when they will dispute in the Fire, the weak will say to those who were arrogant: Verily! We were following you; can you then take (from us) some portion of the Fire? |
| 49 | قَالَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا إِنَّا كُلٌّ فِيهَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ حَكَمَ بَيْنَ الْعِبَادِ | Qaal allazeena stakkabru inna kullin fiha inn-Allaah qad hakam bayn-al-ibad | Those who were arrogant will say: We are all in this (Fire). Surely, Allah has judged between (His) servants! |
| 50 | وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ فِي النَّارِ لِخَزَنَةِ جَهَنَّمَ ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ يُخَفِّفْ عَنَّا يَوْمًا مِّنَ الْعَذَابِ | Wa qaal allazeena fin-nar li khazan-at-jahannm-ud’u rabbakum yukhaffif anna yawman min-al-adhab | And those who are in the Fire will say to the keepers (angels) of Hell: Call upon your Lord to lighten for us the torment for a day! |
| 51 | قَالُوا أَوَ لَمْ تَكُ تَأْتِيكُمْ رُسُلُكُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ ۖ قَالُوا بَلَىٰ ۚ قَالُوا فَادْعُوا ۚ وَمَا دُعَاءُ الْكَافِرِينَ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَالٍ | Qalu aw lam takun ta’teekum rusulukum bil-bayyinat qaloo bala qalu fa’du wa ma du’a-ul-kafirin illa fee dhalaala’l | They said: Did not your messengers come to you with clear signs? They said: Yes! But the word of torment has been justified against the disbelievers. |
| 52 | إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْأَشْهَادُ | Inna lanansur rusulna wa-allazeena amanoo fil-hayat-ad-dunya wa yawm yaqum-al-ashhaad | Certainly, We will aid Our messengers and those who believe, in the life of this world, and on the Day when the witnesses will stand forth (i.e. Day of Resurrection), |
| 53 | يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ الظَّالِمِينَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ ۖ وَلَهُمُ اللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوءُ الدَّارِ | Yawm la yanfa-ul-dhaalimeen ma’dhiratu-hum wa lahum-ul-la’nah wa lahum su-ud-dar | The Day when their excuses will not profit the transgressors, and theirs will be the curse, and theirs will be the evil abode (i.e. Hell). |
| 54 | وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْهُدَىٰ وَأَوْرَثْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الْكِتَابَ | Wa laqad ataina moosa-al-huda wa awrathna bani isra’eel-al-kitab | And indeed We gave Moosa (Moses) the guidance, and We made the Children of Isra’il (Israel) to inherit the Book (the Qur’an). |
| 55 | هُدًى وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ | Hudan wa dhikra li uli-al-albab | A guidance and a reminder for men of understanding. |
| 56 | فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ ۖ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنبِكَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْإِبْكَارِ | Fasbbir inn wa’ad-Allaah haqq wa-istafghir li dhanbika wa sabbih bi hamdi rabbika bil-ashiyy wa-al-ibkar | So be patient (O Muhammad). Verily, the Promise of Allah is true. And ask forgiveness for your sin, and glorify the praises of your Lord in the afternoon and in the early morning. |
| 57 | إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُجَادِلُونَ فِي آيَاتِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَانٍ أَتَاهُمْ ۖ إِن فِي صُدُورِهِمْ إِلَّا كِبْرٌ مَّا هُم بِبَالِغِيهِ ۚ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ | Inn-allazeena yujadiloon fi ayaat-Allaah bi ghair sultaan ata-ahum in fi sudurahum illa kibrn ma hum bibaligihi fasta’idh billaah innahu huwa-as-samee-ul-baseer | Surely those who dispute concerning the Signs of Allah without authority having come to them, there is nothing in their breasts but pride. They will never attain it (guidance). So seek refuge in Allah. Verily, He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. |
| 58 | خَلْقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ النَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ | Khalq-as-samawat wal-ard akbar min khalq-an-nas wa lakin akthir-an-nas la ya’lamun | The creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than the creation of mankind, yet most of mankind know not. |
| 59 | وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الْأَعْمَىٰ وَالْبَصِيرُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَلَا الْمُسِيءُ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَتَذَكَّرُونَ | Wa ma yastwi-al-a’ma wal-basir wa-allazeena amanoo wa amilul-salihaat wa la-al-musee qalilan ma tatadhakkaroon | Nor are (alike) the blind and the seeing, and those who believe and do righteous deeds and those who do evil. Little do you remember! |
| 60 | إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهَا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ | Inn-as-sa’ah la-atiyah la rayb fiha wa lakin akthir-an-nas la yu’minun | The Hour is surely coming, there is no doubt about it, yet most men believe not. |
| 61 | وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرُونَ | Wa qaal rabbukum ud’unee astajib lakum inn-allazeena yastakbirun an ibadati sa yadkhulun jahannama dakherun | And your Lord said: Invoke Me, I will respond to your (invocation). But those who are too arrogant to worship Me will surely enter Hell in disgrace. |
| 62 | اللَّهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ لِتَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَالنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ | Allaah-alladhi ja’al lakum-al-layl li taskunoo fih wa-an-naha mubsiran inn-Allaah ladhu fadl ala-an-nas wa lakin akthir-an-nas la yashkurun | It is Allah Who has made the night for you that you may rest therein, and the day to give you light. Verily, Allah is full of Grace and Bounty to mankind, yet most of mankind give not thanks. |
| 63 | ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ | Dhaalikum-Allaah rabbukum khaliq kull shay-in la ilaha illa huw fa anna tu’fakun | That is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things, none has the right to be worshipped but He, and yet you turn away (from Him). |
| 64 | كَذَٰلِكَ يُؤْفَكُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ | Kadhaalik yu’fak-allazeena kanu bi ayaat-Allaah yajhadun | Thus are turned away those who deny the signs of Allah. |
| 65 | اللَّهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ ۖ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ | Allaah-alladhi ja’al lakum-al-ard qarar wa-as-sama binaa wa sawwarakum fa ahsan suuarakum wa razaqakum min-at-tayyibat dhaalikum-Allaah rabbukum fa tabarak-Allaah rabb-al-alameen | It is Allah Who has made for you the earth as a dwelling place and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape and made your shapes good, and has provided you with good things. That is Allah, your Lord, so Blessed be Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. |
| 66 | هُوَ الْحَيُّ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَادْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ ۚ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ | Huwa-al-hayy la ilaha illa huwa fa-ud’uh mukhlisin lahu-ad-deen al-hamdu lillaah rabb-al-alameen | He is the Ever Living, none has the right to be worshipped but He. So call upon Him, making your religion purely for Him (Alone). All the praise and thanks are to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. |
| 67 | قُلْ إِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَسْجُدَ لِلَّذِي تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ لَمَّا جَاءَنِيَ الْبَيِّنَاتُ مِن رَّبِّي وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ | Qul inni nuhit an asjud lilladhi tad’un min dun-Allaah lamma ja-ani-al-bayyinat min rabbi wa umirt an aslim li rabb-al-alameen | Say (O Muhammad): Truly, I have been forbidden to worship those whom you call upon besides Allah, since there have come to me clear signs from my Lord, and I am commanded to submit to the Lord of all the worlds. |
| 68 | هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوا أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا شُيُوخًا ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّىٰ مِن قَبْلُ ۚ وَلِتَبْلُغُوا أَجَلًا مُّسَمًّى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ | Huwa-alladhi khalaqakum min turab thumma min nutfah thumma min alaqah thumma yukhrijukum tiflan thumma litablughu ashuddakum thumma litak-unoo shuyukhan wa minkum man yutawaffa min qabl wa litablughu ajalan musamman wa la-allakum ta’qilun | He it is Who has created you from dust, then from a Nutfah (drop of semen male and female), then from a Clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood). Then He brings you out as infants, then (makes you grow) so that you may reach your age of full strength. And among you there is he who dies (young), and among you there is he who is brought back to the miserable old age, so that he knows nothing after having known (much). And (Allah) sees a land dead; when We send down water (rain) to it, it trembles, and grows, and puts forth every kind of beautiful growth (plants). |
| 69 | الَّذِي أَحْيَاهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَحْيَاهُ ۚ أَلَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَشْكُرُ لَهُ | Alladhi ahya-hu fa-inn-Allaah ahyahu ala inn-Allaah la yashhad lahu | Then certainly, it is Allah Who has given it life; surely Allah gives life to the dead, and He is Able to do all things. |
| 70 | إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَيُصِدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ | Inn-allazeena yakfirun bi ayaat-Allaah wa yasiduun an sabeel lihim adhab min rijz aleem | Verily, those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah and turn away from His Path (the way of true Islamic Monotheism) have no power to do so; and unto such shall be a painful torment (in the Hell-fire). |
| 71 | أَفَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَهُمْ أَنصَارٌ مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۚ قُل أَرَأَيْتُم إِن كَانَ اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يُضِلَّنِي أَفَلَهُ أَنصَارٌ مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۚ قُل حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ | Afanna-allazeena kafaroo lahum ansarun min dun-Allaah qul ara-aytum in kan-Allaah yurid an yudhlani a fa lahu ansarun min dun-Allaah qul hasbuna-Allaah alayh yatawakkul-al-mutawakkilun | Are those who disbelieve think that they can take My slaves as protectors (guardians) besides Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for the disbelievers. Say (O Muhammad): Shall I inform you of something worse than that? The Fire (of Hell) which Allah has promised to those who disbelieve, and worst indeed is that destination! |
| 72 | قُل إِن كُنتُ ضَلَلْتُ فَإِنَّمَا أَضِلُّ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِي ۖ وَإِنِ اهْتَدَيْتُ فَبِمَا يُوحِي إِلَيَّ رَبِّي ۚ إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ قَرِيبٌ | Qul in kunt dhalalta fa inamma adill ala nafsi wa in ihtadaytu fa bima yuhi ilayya rabbi innahu samee qareeb | Say (O Muhammad): If I go astray, it is only to my own loss, and if I am guided, it is by what my Lord reveals to me. Verily, He is All-Hearing, Ever Near. |
| 73 | وَلَوْ أَنَّكَ تَرَىٰ إِذِ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي غَمَرَاتِ الْمَوْتِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ بَاسِطُو أَيْدِيهِمْ أَخْرِجُوا أَنفُسَكُمُ ۖ الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ وَكُنتُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهِ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ | Wa law annaka tura idhi-az-zhalimuun fi ghamaraati-al-mawt wal-mala-ikah basituu aydihim akhrijoo anfusakum-al-yawm tujzawn adhab-al-hawn bima kuntum taqulun ala-Allaah ghayar-al-haqq wa kuntum an ayatih tastakbirun | If you could but see when the transgressors are in the agonies of death, while the angels are stretching out their hands (saying): Deliver your souls! This day you shall be recompensed with the torment of shame, because you used to tell lies against Allah, and for scorn (rejection) of His Signs. |
| 74 | وَلَقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا فُرَادَىٰ كَمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَتَرَكْتُم مَّا خَوَّلْنَاكُمْ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِكُمْ ۚ وَمَا نَرَىٰ مَعَكُمْ شُفَعَاءَكُمُ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّهُمْ فِيكُمْ شُرَكَاءُ ۚ لَقَد تَّقَطَّعَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنكُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ | Wa laqad ji’tumu-na furaha kama khalaqnakum awwal marrah wa taraktum ma khawwalna-kum wara zhuhuri-kum wa ma nara ma’akum shufa’a-akum-allazeena za’amtum annahum fi kum shuraka laqad taqatta-a baynikum wa dhalla ankum ma kuntum taz-amun | And indeed you have come unto Us alone (without your wealth, relatives and followers) as We created you first, and you have left behind your backs all that We gave you. And We see not with you those intercessors (whom you claimed) that they were partners with Allah! Now all relations between you have been cut off, and those whom you claimed (to be your helpers and intercessors) have abandoned you. |
| 75 | إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَالِقُ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَىٰ ۖ يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَمُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتِ مِنَ الْحَيِّ ۖ ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ | Inn-Allaah faaliq-al-habb wa-an-nawa yukhraj-al-hayya min-al-mayyit wa mukhraj-al-mayyit min-al-hayy dhaalikum-Allaah fa anna tu’fakun | Surely, Allah is the Cleaver of the grain and the date stone. He brings forth the living from the dead; that is Allah, so how are you deluded away from the truth? |
| 76 | فَالِقُ الْإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ سَكَنًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ حُسْبَانًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ | Faaliq-al-issbah wa ja’al-al-layl sakanan wa-ash-shams wa-al-qamar husbaan dhaalik taqdeer-al-azeez-al-aleem | The Cleaver of the daybreak. He has appointed the night for rest and the sun and the moon for reckoning (time). Such is the measuring of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing. |
| 77 | وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ النُّجُومَ لِتَهْتَدُوا بِهَا فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ ۚ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ | Wa huwa-alladhi ja’al lakum-an-nujum lita-tahtadu biha fi zulumaat-al-barr wal-bah qad fattalna-al-ayat liqawm ya’lamun | And it is He Who has set the stars for you, so that you may guide your course with their help through the darkness of the land and the sea. We have indeed explained in detail Our Signs for people who know. |
| 78 | وَهُوَ الَّذِي أَنشَأَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَمُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمُسْتَوْدَعٌ ۚ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَفْقَهُونَ | Wa huwa-alladhi ansha-akum min nafs wahidah fa mustaqarrun wa mustaw-da qad fattalna-al-ayat liqawm yafqahun | And it is He Who has created you from a single person (Adam), and (then) He has created from him his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], so that he might enjoy the pleasure of living with her. When he covered her, she became pregnant and she carried it lightly. Then when it became heavy, they both invoked Allah, their Lord (saying): If You give us a Salih (good) child, we shall indeed be among the grateful. |
| 79 | فَلَمَّا آتَاهُمَا صَالِحًا جَعَلَا لَهُ شُرَكَاءَ فِيمَا آتَاهُمَا ۚ فَتَعَالَى اللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ | Fa lamma atahuma salihan ja’ala lahu shuraka fima atahuma fa ta’ala-Allaah amma yushrikun | But when He gave them a Salih (good) child, they ascribed to Him partners (rivals) in that which He gave them. High be Allah exalted above all that they associate as partners with Him. |
| 80 | أَيُشْرِكُونَ مَا لَا يَخْلُقُ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ | Ayushrikun ma la yakhluq shay-an wa hum yukhlaqun | Do they attribute as partners to Allah those who create nothing while they themselves are created? |
| 81 | وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ لَهُمْ نَصْرًا وَلَا أَنفُسَهُمْ يَنصُرُونَ | Wa la yastatee’un lahum nasran wa la anfuashum yansuroon | They have no power to give them any help, nor can they help themselves. |
| 82 | وَإِن تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْهُدَىٰ لَا يَتَّبِعُوكُمْ ۚ سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ أَدَعَوْتُمُوهُمْ أَمْ أَنتُمْ صَامِتُونَ | Wa in tad’uhum ila-al-huda la yattabi’ukum sawaa alikum ada-a-wtumuhum am antum samitun | And if you call them to guidance, they follow you not. It is the same to you whether you call them or you keep silent. |
| 83 | إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ عِبَادٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ ۚ فَادْعُوهُمْ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ | Inn-allazeena tad’un min dun-Allaah ibadun amthalu-kum fad’u-hum falya-stajiboo lakum in kuntum saadiqeen | Verily, those whom you call upon besides Allah are servants like you. So call upon them, and let them answer you if you are truthful. |
| 84 | أَلَهُمْ أَرْجُلٌ يَمْشُونَ بِهَا ۖ أَمْ لَهُمْ أَيْدٍ يَبْطِشُونَ بِهَا ۖ أَمْ لَهُمْ عُيُونٌ يُبْصِرُونَ بِهَا ۖ أَمْ لَهُمْ آذَانٌ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا ۗ قُلِ ادْعُوا شُرَكَاءَكُمْ ثُمَّ كِيدُونِ فَلَا تُنظِرُونِ | A lahum arjul yamshun biha am lahum aydin yabtirun biha am lahum uyun yubsirun biha am lahum adhan yasma’un biha qul-ud’u shuraka-akum thumma kidun fa la tunzirun | Do they have feet by which to walk? Or have they hands by which to hold? Or have they eyes by which to see? Or have they ears by which to hear? Say (O Muhammad): Call upon your partners and then plot against me and give me no respite! |
| 85 | إِنَّ وَلِيِّيَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْكِتَابَ ۖ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّىٰ الصَّالِحِينَ | Inn waliyyiay-Allaah-alladhi nazzal-al-kitab wa huwa yatawalla-as-saliheen | Verily, my Walî (Protector, Supporter, and Helper) is Allah, Who has revealed the Book (the Qur’an), and He protects (supports and helps) the righteous. |
Benefits of Reading Surah Ghafir
People who make this surah part of their regular recitation often mention a few recurring benefits:
- A stronger sense of hope instead of despair after sinning
- Better patience during hardship or unfair treatment
- A clearer understanding of accountability on the Day of Judgment
- Renewed motivation to make dua consistently, not just in emergencies
- A reminder that arrogance against truth never ends well
None of these benefits require special rituals. Just reading with attention, and reflecting on the meaning, is enough to notice a shift over time.
Qur’an References
Here are two verses from this surah that capture its core message. Translations are kept short so they’re easy to remember.
1. Ghafir, Ayah 60 Transliteration: Wa qaala rabbukumud-‘oonee astajib lakum Meaning: “Your Lord says: Call upon Me, I will respond to you.” A direct promise that sincere dua is always heard. Read Ghafir 40:60 on Quran.com
2. Ghafir, Ayah 3 Transliteration: Ghaafiriz-zanbi wa qaabilit-tawb, shadeedil-‘iqaab Meaning: “The Forgiver of sin and Accepter of repentance, severe in punishment.” It shows both Allah’s mercy and His justice together. Read Ghafir 40:3 on Quran.com
Hadith References
Hadith help explain how the Quran’s message played out in the Prophet’s ﷺ own teaching on dua and mercy.
1. Sahih al-Bukhari 1145 The Prophet ﷺ said Allah descends in the last third of the night and asks who will call upon Him so He may answer, matching the promise in Ghafir 40:60 almost word for word. Read the full hadith on the night of dua acceptance
2. Sahih Muslim 2751a The Prophet ﷺ said Allah wrote in His Book, before creation, that His mercy prevails over His wrath, a beautiful echo of the Forgiver theme running through this surah. Read the hadith on Allah’s mercy prevailing over wrath
Also Read: A List of 114 Quran Surahs in The Holy Quran
Ghafir at a Glance
| Detail | Information |
| Surah number | 40 |
| Meaning of name | The Forgiver |
| Other name | Al-Mu’min (The Believer) |
| Total verses | 85 |
| Revelation place | Makkah (Meccan) |
| Juz | 24 |
| Central theme | Repentance, patience, Allah’s mercy and power |
Recommended Reading for Deeper Study
If you want to go beyond the surah’s meaning into practical fiqh, two Hanafi texts are commonly kept in libraries and Islamic study archives:
- Al-Hidayah fi Sharh Bidayat al-Mubtadi by Imam Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani
- Maraqi al-Falah Sharh Nur al-Idah by Imam Hasan ibn Ammar al-Shurunbulali
These aren’t required to understand this surah, but they help readers who want a structured, classical grounding in Hanafi jurisprudence alongside their Quran study.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the name Ghafir mean?
Ghafir means “The Forgiver,” referring to Allah’s attribute mentioned in verse 3, describing Him as the One who forgives sin and accepts sincere repentance from His servants.
Is This Surah Meccan or Medinan?
It’s a Meccan surah, revealed before the Prophet’s ﷺ migration to Madinah, during a time when early believers faced strong opposition from the disbelievers of Makkah.
Why is this surah also called Al-Mu’min?
Because it mentions a believing man from Pharaoh’s household who spoke up in defense of Musa (peace be upon him), showing quiet courage in the face of danger.
What is the main lesson of this surah?
That Allah’s mercy is greater than His wrath, dua is always heard when sincere, and patience during hardship leads to a good outcome, both in this life and the next.
Can beginners understand this surah easily?
Yes. Reading a clear translation alongside the Arabic text, and taking it slowly verse by verse, makes the meaning accessible even for someone new to Quran study.
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Final Thoughts
Surah Ghafir isn’t just a story about the past. It’s a standing reminder that no one is ever too far gone for Allah’s forgiveness, and that patience paired with sincere dua carries real weight. Keep returning to it, and let its message settle in over time.
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