The Forgiver

Surah
Ghafir

حمٓ
١

Ḥâ-Mĩm.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:2

تَنزِيلُ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ

مِنَ

ٱللَّهِ

ٱلۡعَزِيزِ

ٱلۡعَلِيمِ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:3

غَافِرِ

ٱلذَّنۢبِ

وَقَابِلِ

ٱلتَّوۡبِ

شَدِيدِ

ٱلۡعِقَابِ

ذِي

ٱلطَّوۡلِۖ

لَآ

إِلَٰهَ

إِلَّا

هُوَۖ

إِلَيۡهِ

ٱلۡمَصِيرُ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:4

مَا

يُجَٰدِلُ

فِيٓ

ءَايَٰتِ

ٱللَّهِ

إِلَّا

ٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُواْ

فَلَا

يَغۡرُرۡكَ

تَقَلُّبُهُمۡ

فِي

ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:5

كَذَّبَتۡ

قَبۡلَهُمۡ

قَوۡمُ

نُوحٖ

وَٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ

مِنۢ

بَعۡدِهِمۡۖ

وَهَمَّتۡ

كُلُّ

أُمَّةِۭ

بِرَسُولِهِمۡ

لِيَأۡخُذُوهُۖ

وَجَٰدَلُواْ

بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ

لِيُدۡحِضُواْ

بِهِ

ٱلۡحَقَّ

فَأَخَذۡتُهُمۡۖ

فَكَيۡفَ

كَانَ

عِقَابِ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:6

وَكَذَٰلِكَ

حَقَّتۡ

كَلِمَتُ

رَبِّكَ

عَلَى

ٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُوٓاْ

أَنَّهُمۡ

أَصۡحَٰبُ

ٱلنَّارِ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:7

ٱلَّذِينَ

يَحۡمِلُونَ

ٱلۡعَرۡشَ

وَمَنۡ

حَوۡلَهُۥ

يُسَبِّحُونَ

بِحَمۡدِ

رَبِّهِمۡ

وَيُؤۡمِنُونَ

بِهِۦ

وَيَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ

لِلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْۖ

رَبَّنَا

وَسِعۡتَ

كُلَّ

شَيۡءٖ

رَّحۡمَةٗ

وَعِلۡمٗا

فَٱغۡفِرۡ

لِلَّذِينَ

تَابُواْ

وَٱتَّبَعُواْ

سَبِيلَكَ

وَقِهِمۡ

عَذَابَ

ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:8

رَبَّنَا

وَأَدۡخِلۡهُمۡ

جَنَّٰتِ

عَدۡنٍ

ٱلَّتِي

وَعَدتَّهُمۡ

وَمَن

صَلَحَ

مِنۡ

ءَابَآئِهِمۡ

وَأَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ

وَذُرِّيَّٰتِهِمۡۚ

إِنَّكَ

أَنتَ

ٱلۡعَزِيزُ

ٱلۡحَكِيمُ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:9

وَقِهِمُ

ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِۚ

وَمَن

تَقِ

ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ

يَوۡمَئِذٖ

فَقَدۡ

رَحِمۡتَهُۥۚ

وَذَٰلِكَ

هُوَ

ٱلۡفَوۡزُ

ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:10

إِنَّ

ٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُواْ

يُنَادَوۡنَ

لَمَقۡتُ

ٱللَّهِ

أَكۡبَرُ

مِن

مَّقۡتِكُمۡ

أَنفُسَكُمۡ

إِذۡ

تُدۡعَوۡنَ

إِلَى

ٱلۡإِيمَٰنِ

فَتَكۡفُرُونَ

١٠

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

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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