مِثۡلَ
دَأۡبِ
قَوۡمِ
نُوحٖ
وَعَادٖ
وَثَمُودَ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِهِمۡۚ
وَمَا
ٱللَّهُ
يُرِيدُ
ظُلۡمٗا
لِّلۡعِبَادِ
٣١

like the fate of the people of Noah, ’Ȃd, Thamûd, and those after them. For Allah would never will to wrong ˹His˺ servants.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:32

وَيَٰقَوۡمِ

إِنِّيٓ

أَخَافُ

عَلَيۡكُمۡ

يَوۡمَ

ٱلتَّنَادِ

٣٢

O my people! I truly fear for you the Day all will be crying out ˹to each other˺—

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:33

يَوۡمَ

تُوَلُّونَ

مُدۡبِرِينَ

مَا

لَكُم

مِّنَ

ٱللَّهِ

مِنۡ

عَاصِمٖۗ

وَمَن

يُضۡلِلِ

ٱللَّهُ

فَمَا

لَهُۥ

مِنۡ

هَادٖ

٣٣

the Day you will ˹try in vain to˺ turn your backs and run away, with no one to protect you from Allah. And whoever Allah leaves to stray will be left with no guide.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:34

وَلَقَدۡ

جَآءَكُمۡ

يُوسُفُ

مِن

قَبۡلُ

بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ

فَمَا

زِلۡتُمۡ

فِي

شَكّٖ

مِّمَّا

جَآءَكُم

بِهِۦۖ

حَتَّىٰٓ

إِذَا

هَلَكَ

قُلۡتُمۡ

لَن

يَبۡعَثَ

ٱللَّهُ

مِنۢ

بَعۡدِهِۦ

رَسُولٗاۚ

كَذَٰلِكَ

يُضِلُّ

ٱللَّهُ

مَنۡ

هُوَ

مُسۡرِفٞ

مُّرۡتَابٌ

٣٤

Joseph already came to you¹ earlier with clear proofs, yet you never ceased to doubt what he came to you with. When he died you said, ‘Allah will never send a messenger after him.’ This is how Allah leaves every transgressor and doubter to stray—

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:35

ٱلَّذِينَ

يُجَٰدِلُونَ

فِيٓ

ءَايَٰتِ

ٱللَّهِ

بِغَيۡرِ

سُلۡطَٰنٍ

أَتَىٰهُمۡۖ

كَبُرَ

مَقۡتًا

عِندَ

ٱللَّهِ

وَعِندَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْۚ

كَذَٰلِكَ

يَطۡبَعُ

ٱللَّهُ

عَلَىٰ

كُلِّ

قَلۡبِ

مُتَكَبِّرٖ

جَبَّارٖ

٣٥

those who dispute Allah’s signs with no proof given to them. How despicable is that for Allah and the believers! This is how Allah seals the heart of every arrogant tyrant.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:36

وَقَالَ

فِرۡعَوۡنُ

يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ

ٱبۡنِ

لِي

صَرۡحٗا

لَّعَلِّيٓ

أَبۡلُغُ

ٱلۡأَسۡبَٰبَ

٣٦

Pharaoh ordered, “O Hamân! Build me a high tower so I may reach the pathways

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:37

أَسۡبَٰبَ

ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ

فَأَطَّلِعَ

إِلَىٰٓ

إِلَٰهِ

مُوسَىٰ

وَإِنِّي

لَأَظُنُّهُۥ

كَٰذِبٗاۚ

وَكَذَٰلِكَ

زُيِّنَ

لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ

سُوٓءُ

عَمَلِهِۦ

وَصُدَّ

عَنِ

ٱلسَّبِيلِۚ

وَمَا

كَيۡدُ

فِرۡعَوۡنَ

إِلَّا

فِي

تَبَابٖ

٣٧

leading up to the heavens and look for the God of Moses, although I am sure he is a liar.”¹ And so Pharaoh’s evil deeds were made so appealing to him that he was hindered from the ˹Right˺ Way. But the plotting of Pharaoh was only in vain.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:38

وَقَالَ

ٱلَّذِيٓ

ءَامَنَ

يَٰقَوۡمِ

ٱتَّبِعُونِ

أَهۡدِكُمۡ

سَبِيلَ

ٱلرَّشَادِ

٣٨

And the man who believed urged, “O my people! Follow me, ˹and˺ I will lead you to the Way of Guidance.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:39

يَٰقَوۡمِ

إِنَّمَا

هَٰذِهِ

ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ

ٱلدُّنۡيَا

مَتَٰعٞ

وَإِنَّ

ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَ

هِيَ

دَارُ

ٱلۡقَرَارِ

٣٩

O my people! This worldly life is only ˹a fleeting˺ enjoyment, whereas the Hereafter is truly the home of settlement.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:40

مَنۡ

عَمِلَ

سَيِّئَةٗ

فَلَا

يُجۡزَىٰٓ

إِلَّا

مِثۡلَهَاۖ

وَمَنۡ

عَمِلَ

صَٰلِحٗا

مِّن

ذَكَرٍ

أَوۡ

أُنثَىٰ

وَهُوَ

مُؤۡمِنٞ

فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

يَدۡخُلُونَ

ٱلۡجَنَّةَ

يُرۡزَقُونَ

فِيهَا

بِغَيۡرِ

حِسَابٖ

٤٠

Whoever does an evil deed will only be paid back with its equivalent. And whoever does good, whether male or female, and is a believer, they will enter Paradise, where they will be provided for without limit.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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