۞ وَيَٰقَوۡمِ
مَا
لِيٓ
أَدۡعُوكُمۡ
إِلَى
ٱلنَّجَوٰةِ
وَتَدۡعُونَنِيٓ
إِلَى
ٱلنَّارِ
٤١

O my people! How is it that I invite you to salvation, while you invite me to the Fire!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:42

تَدۡعُونَنِي

لِأَكۡفُرَ

بِٱللَّهِ

وَأُشۡرِكَ

بِهِۦ

مَا

لَيۡسَ

لِي

بِهِۦ

عِلۡمٞ

وَأَنَا۠

أَدۡعُوكُمۡ

إِلَى

ٱلۡعَزِيزِ

ٱلۡغَفَّٰرِ

٤٢

You invite me to disbelieve in Allah and associate with Him what I have no knowledge of, while I invite you to the Almighty, Most Forgiving.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:43

لَا

جَرَمَ

أَنَّمَا

تَدۡعُونَنِيٓ

إِلَيۡهِ

لَيۡسَ

لَهُۥ

دَعۡوَةٞ

فِي

ٱلدُّنۡيَا

وَلَا

فِي

ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ

وَأَنَّ

مَرَدَّنَآ

إِلَى

ٱللَّهِ

وَأَنَّ

ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

هُمۡ

أَصۡحَٰبُ

ٱلنَّارِ

٤٣

There is no doubt that whatever ˹idols˺ you invite me to ˹worship˺ are not worthy to be invoked either in this world or the Hereafter.¹ ˹Undoubtedly,˺ our return is to Allah, and the transgressors will be the inmates of the Fire.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:44

فَسَتَذۡكُرُونَ

مَآ

أَقُولُ

لَكُمۡۚ

وَأُفَوِّضُ

أَمۡرِيٓ

إِلَى

ٱللَّهِۚ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

بَصِيرُۢ

بِٱلۡعِبَادِ

٤٤

You will remember what I say to you, and I entrust my affairs to Allah. Surely Allah is All-Seeing of all ˹His˺ servants.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:45

فَوَقَىٰهُ

ٱللَّهُ

سَيِّـَٔاتِ

مَا

مَكَرُواْۖ

وَحَاقَ

بِـَٔالِ

فِرۡعَوۡنَ

سُوٓءُ

ٱلۡعَذَابِ

٤٥

So Allah protected him from the evil of their schemes. And Pharaoh’s people were overwhelmed by an evil punishment:

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:46

ٱلنَّارُ

يُعۡرَضُونَ

عَلَيۡهَا

غُدُوّٗا

وَعَشِيّٗاۚ

وَيَوۡمَ

تَقُومُ

ٱلسَّاعَةُ

أَدۡخِلُوٓاْ

ءَالَ

فِرۡعَوۡنَ

أَشَدَّ

ٱلۡعَذَابِ

٤٦

they are exposed to the Fire ˹in their graves˺ morning and evening. And on the Day the Hour will be established ˹it will be said˺, “Admit Pharaoh’s people into the harshest punishment ˹of Hell˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:47

وَإِذۡ

يَتَحَآجُّونَ

فِي

ٱلنَّارِ

فَيَقُولُ

ٱلضُّعَفَٰٓؤُاْ

لِلَّذِينَ

ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوٓاْ

إِنَّا

كُنَّا

لَكُمۡ

تَبَعٗا

فَهَلۡ

أَنتُم

مُّغۡنُونَ

عَنَّا

نَصِيبٗا

مِّنَ

ٱلنَّارِ

٤٧

˹Consider the Day˺ when they will dispute in the Fire, and the lowly ˹followers˺ will appeal to the arrogant ˹leaders˺, “We were your ˹dedicated˺ followers, will you then shield us from a portion of the Fire?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:48

قَالَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوٓاْ

إِنَّا

كُلّٞ

فِيهَآ

إِنَّ

ٱللَّهَ

قَدۡ

حَكَمَ

بَيۡنَ

ٱلۡعِبَادِ

٤٨

The arrogant will say, “We are all in it! ˹For˺ Allah has already passed judgment over ˹His˺ servants.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:49

وَقَالَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

فِي

ٱلنَّارِ

لِخَزَنَةِ

جَهَنَّمَ

ٱدۡعُواْ

رَبَّكُمۡ

يُخَفِّفۡ

عَنَّا

يَوۡمٗا

مِّنَ

ٱلۡعَذَابِ

٤٩

And those in the Fire will cry out to the keepers of Hell,¹ “Pray to your Lord to lighten the torment for us ˹even˺ for one day!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

40:50

قَالُوٓاْ

أَوَلَمۡ

تَكُ

تَأۡتِيكُمۡ

رُسُلُكُم

بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِۖ

قَالُواْ

بَلَىٰۚ

قَالُواْ

فَٱدۡعُواْۗ

وَمَا

دُعَٰٓؤُاْ

ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

إِلَّا

فِي

ضَلَٰلٍ

٥٠

The keepers will reply, “Did your messengers not ˹constantly˺ come to you with clear proofs?” They will say, “Yes ˹they did˺.” The keepers will say, “Then pray! Though the prayer of the disbelievers is only in vain.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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