| Sura:Verse | English | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful | بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ | |
| 40:1 | H. M.*
*40:1 The initials "Hã Mîm" occur in Suras 40-46. The total frequency of occurrence of the letters "Hã" and "Mîm" in the seven suras is 2147, or 19x113 (Appendix 1). |
حم |
| 40:2 | This revelation of the scripture is from GOD, the Almighty, the Omniscient. | تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَبِ مِنْ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ |
| 40:3 | Forgiver of sins, acceptor of repentance, strict in enforcing retribution, and possessor of all power. There is no other god beside Him. To Him is the ultimate destiny. | غَافِرِ الذَّنْبِ وَقَابِلِ التَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ الْعِقَابِ ذِي الطَّوْلِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ إِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ |
| 40:4 | None argues against GOD's revelations except those who disbelieve. Do not be impressed by their apparent success. | مَا يُجَدِلُ فِي ءايَتِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَلَا يَغْرُرْكَ تَقَلُّبُهُمْ فِي الْبِلَدِ |
| 40:5 | Disbelieving before them were the people of Noah, and many other opponents after them. Every community persecuted their messenger to neutralize him. And they argued with falsehood, to defeat the truth. Consequently, I punished them; how terrible was My retribution! | كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَالْأَحْزَابُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ وَهَمَّتْ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ بِرَسُولِهِمْ لِيَأْخُذُوهُ وَجَدَلُوا بِالْبَطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا بِهِ الْحَقَّ فَأَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ |
| 40:6 | Thus, the judgment of your Lord is already stamped upon those who disbelieve, that they are the dwellers of Hell. | وَكَذَلِكَ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَت رَبِّكَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَبُ النَّارِ |
| 40:7 | Angels Pray for the Believers
Those who serve the throne and all those around it glorify and praise their Lord, and believe in Him. And they ask forgiveness for those who believe: "Our Lord, Your mercy and Your knowledge encompass all things. Forgive those who repent and follow Your path, and spare them the retribution of Hell. |
الَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ الْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِلَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا فَاغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ |
| 40:8 | "Our Lord, and admit them into the gardens of Eden that You promised for them and for the righteous among their parents, spouses, and children. You are the Almighty, Most Wise. | رَبَّنَا وَأَدْخِلْهُمْ جَنَّتِ عَدْنٍ الَّتِي وَعَدْتَهُم وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ ءابَائِهِمْ وَأَزْوَجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِمْ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ |
| 40:9 | "And protect them from falling in sin. Whomever You protect from falling in sin, on that day, has attained mercy from You. This is the greatest triumph." | وَقِهِمْ السَّيءاتِ وَمَنْ تَقِ السَّيءاتِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُ وَذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ |
| 40:10 | God ALONE:
The Disbelievers Confess
Those who disbelieve will be told, "GOD's abhorrence towards you is even worse than your own abhorrence towards yourselves. For you were invited to believe, but you chose to disbelieve." |
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يُنَادَوْنَ لَمَقْتُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ مَقْتِكُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ إِذْ تُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى الْإِيمَنِ فَتَكْفُرُونَ |
| 40:11 | God ALONE: The Disbelievers
Suffer Two Deaths*
They will say, "Our Lord, you have put us to death twice,* and You gave us two lives; now we have confessed our sins. Is there any way out?"
*40:11-12 The disbelievers go through two deaths, while the righteous believers do not taste death, beyond the death we already experienced (44:56). Please see Appendix 17. The reason for going to Hell is obvious; even those who believe in God associate others with Him (see 39:45). |
قَالُوا رَبَّنَا أَمَتَّنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَاعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَى خُرُوجٍ مِنْ سَبِيلٍ |
| 40:12 | God ALONE:
Note the Reason
This is because when GOD ALONE was advocated, you disbelieved, but when others were mentioned beside Him, you believed. Therefore, GOD's judgment has been issued; He is the Most High, the Great. |
ذَلِكُمْ بِأَنَّهُ إِذَا دُعِيَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ كَفَرْتُمْ وَإِنْ يُشْرَكْ بِهِ تُؤْمِنُوا فَالْحُكْمُ لِلَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْكَبِيرِ |
| 40:13 | He is the One who continuously shows you His proofs, and sends down to you from the sky provisions. Only those who totally submit will be able to take heed. | هُوَ الَّذِي يُرِيكُمْ ءايَتِهِ وَيُنَزِّلُ لَكُمْ مِنْ السَّمَاءِ رِزْقًا وَمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ إِلَّا مَنْ يُنِيبُ |
| 40:14 | Therefore, you shall devote your worship absolutely to GOD ALONE, even if the disbelievers dislike it. | فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَفِرُونَ |
| 40:15 | Possessor of the highest ranks, and Ruler of the whole dominion. He sends inspiration, bearing His commands, to whomever He chooses from among His servants, to warn about the Day of Summoning. | رَفِيعُ الدَّرَجَتِ ذُو الْعَرْشِ يُلْقِي الرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ لِيُنْذِرَ يَوْمَ التَّلَاق |
| 40:16 | That is the day when everyone will be completely exposed; none of them will hide anything from GOD. To whom belongs all sovereignty on that day? To GOD, the One, the Supreme. | يَوْمَ هُمْ بَرِزُونَ لَا يَخْفَى عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ شَيْءٌ لِمَنْ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ لِلَّهِ الْوَحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ |
| 40:17 | Prepare for the Big Day
On that day, every soul will be requited for whatever it had earned. There will be no injustice on that day. GOD is most efficient in reckoning. |
الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ لَا ظُلْمَ الْيَوْمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ |
| 40:18 | No Intercession
Warn them about the imminent day, when the hearts will be terrified, and many will be remorseful. The transgressors will have no friend nor an intercessor to be obeyed. |
وَأَنذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْآزِفَةِ إِذْ الْقُلُوبُ لَدَى الْحَنَاجِرِ كَظِمِينَ مَا لِلظَّلِمِينَ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ وَلَا شَفِيعٍ يُطَاعُ |
| 40:19 | He is fully aware of what the eyes cannot see, and everything that the minds conceal. | يَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ الْأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ |
| 40:20 | GOD judges equitably, while the idols they implore beside Him cannot judge anything. GOD is the One who is the Hearer, the Seer. | وَاللَّهُ يَقْضِي بِالْحَقِّ وَالَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ لَا يَقْضُونَ بِشَيْءٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ |
| 40:21 | Did they not roam the earth and note the consequences for those before them? They used to be stronger than they, and more productive on earth. But GOD punished them for their sins, and nothing could protect them from GOD. | أَوَ لَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ كَانُوا هُمْ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَءاثَارًا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَأَخَذَهُمْ اللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُمْ مِنْ اللَّهِ مِنْ وَاقٍ |
| 40:22 | That is because their messengers went to them with clear proofs, but they disbelieved. Consequently, GOD punished them. He is Mighty, strict in enforcing retribution. | ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانَتْ تَأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَتِ فَكَفَرُوا فَأَخَذَهُمْ اللَّهُ إِنَّهُ قَوِيٌّ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ |
| 40:23 | Moses
We sent Moses with our signs and a profound authority. |
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَى بِءايَتِنَا وَسُلْطَنٍ مُبِينٍ |
| 40:24 | To Pharaoh, Haamaan, and Qaaroon. But they said, "A magician; a liar." | إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَمَنَ وَقَرُونَ فَقَالُوا سَحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ |
| 40:25 | And when he showed them the truth from us, they said, "Kill the sons of those who believed with him, and spare their daughters." Thus, the scheming of the disbelievers is always wicked. | فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ مِنْ عِنْدِنَا قَالُوا اقْتُلُوا أَبْنَاءَ الَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا مَعَهُ وَاسْتَحْيُوا نِسَاءَهُمْ وَمَا كَيْدُ الْكَفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَلٍ |
| 40:26 | Moses vs
Pharaoh
Pharaoh said, "Let me kill Moses, and let him implore his Lord. I worry lest he corrupts your religion, or spreads evil throughout the land." |
وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ذَرُونِي أَقْتُلْ مُوسَى وَلْيَدْعُ رَبَّهُ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يُبَدِّلَ دِينَكُمْ أَوْ أَنْ يُظْهِرَ فِي الْأَرْضِ الْفَسَادَ |
| 40:27 | Moses said, "I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord, from every arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning." | وَقَالَ مُوسَى إِنِّي عُذْتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ مُتَكَبِّرٍ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِيَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ |
| 40:28 | God Guides Not
the Liars
A believing man among Pharaoh's people, who was concealing his belief, said, "How can you kill a man just for saying, `My Lord is GOD,' and he has shown you clear proofs from your Lord? If he is a liar, that is his problem, and if he is truthful, you benefit from his promises. Surely, GOD does not guide any transgressor, liar. |
وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ مِنْ ءالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَكْتُمُ إِيمَنَهُ أَتَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلًا أَنْ يَقُولَ رَبِّي اللَّهُ وَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَتِ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَإِنْ يَكُ كَذِبًا فَعَلَيْهِ كَذِبُهُ وَإِنْ يَكُ صَادِقًا يُصِبْكُمْ بَعْضُ الَّذِي يَعِدُكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ كَذَّابٌ |
| 40:29 | "O my people, today you have kingship and the upperhand. But who will help us against GOD's judgment, should it come to us?" Pharaoh said, "You are to follow only what I see fit; I will guide you only in the right path." | يَقَوْمِ لَكُمْ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ ظَهِرِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَمَنْ يَنصُرُنَا مِنْ بَأْسِ اللَّهِ إِنْ جَاءَنَا قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ مَا أرِيكُمْ إِلَّا مَا أَرَى وَمَا أهْدِيكُمْ إِلَّا سَبِيلَ الرَّشَادِ |
| 40:30 | The one who believed said, "O my people, I fear for you the same fate as the previous opponents. | وَقَالَ الَّذِي ءامَنَ يَقَوْمِ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِثْلَ يَوْمِ الْأَحْزَابِ |
| 40:31 | "The opponents of Noah, and `Aad, Thamoud, and others who came after them. GOD does not wish any injustice for the people. | مِثْلَ دَأْبِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ وَمَا اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ظُلْمًا لِلْعِبَادِ |
| 40:32 | "O my people, I fear for you the Day of Summoning. | وَيَقَوْمِ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمَ التَّنَاد |
| 40:33 | "That is the day when you may wish to turn around and flee. But nothing will protect you then from GOD. Whomever GOD sends astray, nothing can guide him." | يَوْمَ تُوَلُّونَ مُدْبِرِينَ مَا لَكُمْ مِنْ اللَّهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ |
| 40:34 | Who is the Last Messenger?*
A Tragic Human Trait
Joseph had come to you before that with clear revelations, but you continued to doubt his message. Then, when he died you said, "GOD will not send any other messenger after him. (He was the last messenger)!"** GOD thus sends astray those who are transgressors, doubtful.
*40:34 The Jews refused to believe in the Messiah when he came to them, the Christians refused to believe in Muhammad when he came to them, and a majority of today's Muslims believe that Muhammad was the last messenger. On that erroneous basis, they refused to accept God's Messenger of the Covenant. We learn from 3:81-90 and 33:7 that those who fail to accept the Quranic injunction to "believe in and support God's Messenger of the Covenant" are no longer believers. See Appendices 2 & 26.
**40:34 It is noteworthy that we find the name "Rashad" in the Arabic text precisely four verses ahead of the injunction against saying "the last messenger," and also four verses after it. |
وَلَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِنْ قَبْلُ بِالْبَيِّنَتِ فَمَا زِلْتُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِمَّا جَاءَكُمْ بِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا هَلَكَ قُلْتُمْ لَنْ يَبْعَثَ اللَّهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ رَسُولًا كَذَلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ مُرْتَابٌ |
| 40:35 | They argue against GOD's revelations, without any basis. This is a trait that is most abhorred by GOD and by those who believe. GOD thus seals the hearts of every arrogant tyrant. | الَّذِينَ يُجَدِلُونَ فِي ءايَتِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَنٍ أَتَهُمْ كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَعِنْدَ الَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا كَذَلِكَ يَطْبَعُ اللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ قَلْبِ مُتَكَبِّرٍ جَبَّارٍ |
| 40:36 | Pharaoh said, "O Haamaan, build for me a high tower, that I may reach out and discover. | وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَهَمَنُ ابْنِ لِي صَرْحًا لَعَلِّي أَبْلُغُ الْأَسْبَبَ |
| 40:37 | "I want to reach the heaven, and take a look at the god of Moses. I believe he is a liar." Thus were the evil works of Pharaoh adorned in his eyes, and thus was he kept from following (the right) path. Pharaoh's scheming was truly evil. | أَسْبَبَ السَّمَوَتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَى إِلَهِ مُوسَى وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّهُ كَذِبًا وَكَذَلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ وَصُدَّ عَنْ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا كَيْدُ فِرْعَوْنَ إِلَّا فِي تَبَابٍ |
| 40:38 | The one who believed said, "O my people, follow me, and I will guide you in the right way. | وَقَالَ الَّذِي ءامَنَ يَقَوْمِ اتَّبِعُونِ أَهْدِكُمْ سَبِيلَ الرَّشَادِ |
| 40:39 | "O my people, this first life is a temporary illusion, while the Hereafter is the eternal abode." | يَقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا هَذِهِ الْحَيَوةُ الدُّنْيَا مَتَعٌ وَإِنَّ الْاءخِرَةَ هِيَ دَارُ الْقَرَارِ |
| 40:40 | The Best Deal
Whoever commits a sin is requited for just that, and whoever works righteousness - male or female - while believing, these will enter Paradise wherein they receive provisions without any limits. |
مَنْ عَمِلَ سَيِّئَةً فَلَا يُجْزَى إِلَّا مِثْلَهَا وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَلِحًا مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُوْلَئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ يُرْزَقُونَ فِيهَا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ |
| 40:41 | The Believing Egyptian Debates
With His People
"O my people, while I invite you to be saved, you invite me to the hellfire. |
وَيَقَوْمِ مَا لِي أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى النَّجَوةِ وَتَدْعُونَنِي إِلَى النَّارِ |
| 40:42 | "You invite me to be unappreciative of GOD, and to set up beside Him idols that I do not recognize. I am inviting you to the Almighty, the Forgiver. | تَدْعُونَنِي لِأَكْفُرَ بِاللَّهِ وَأُشْرِكَ بِهِ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِهِ عِلْمٌ وَأَنَا أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى الْعَزِيزِ الْغَفَّرِ |
| 40:43 | "There is no doubt that what you invite me to do has no basis in this world, nor in the Hereafter, that our ultimate return is to GOD, and that the transgressors have incurred the hellfire. | لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّمَا تَدْعُونَنِي إِلَيْهِ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَعْوَةٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَلَا فِي الْاءخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ مَرَدَّنَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَنَّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ هُمْ أَصْحَبُ النَّارِ |
| 40:44 | "Some day you will remember what I am telling you now. I leave the judgment of this matter to GOD; GOD is the Seer of all the people." | فَسَتَذْكُرُونَ مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ وَأُفَوِّضُ أَمْرِي إِلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَصِيرٌ بِالْعِبَادِ |
| 40:45 | GOD then protected him from their evil schemes, while the people of Pharaoh have incurred the worst retribution. | فَوَقَهُ اللَّهُ سَيِّءاتِ مَا مَكَرُوا وَحَاقَ بِءالِ فِرْعَوْنَ سُوءُ الْعَذَابِ |
| 40:46 | While in the Grave:
A Continuous Nightmare
The Hell will be shown to them day and night, and on the Day of Resurrection: "Admit Pharaoh's people into the worst retribution." |
النَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَعَشِيًّا وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوا ءالَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ |
| 40:47 | As they argue in Hell, the followers will say to their leaders, "We used to be your followers, can you spare us any part of this Hell?" | وَإِذْ يَتَحَاجُّونَ فِي النَّارِ فَيَقُولُ الضُّعَفَؤا لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُغْنُونَ عَنَّا نَصِيبًا مِنْ النَّارِ |
| 40:48 | The leaders will say, "We are all in this together. GOD has judged among the people." | قَالَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا إِنَّا كُلٌّ فِيهَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ حَكَمَ بَيْنَ الْعِبَادِ |
| 40:49 | Too Late
Those in the hellfire will say to the guardians of Hell, "Call upon your Lord to reduce the retribution for us, for even one day." |
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ فِي النَّارِ لِخَزَنَةِ جَهَنَّمَ ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ يُخَفِّفْ عَنَّا يَوْمًا مِنْ الْعَذَابِ |
| 40:50 | They will say, "Did you not receive your messengers who delivered to you clear messages?" They will reply, "Yes we did." They will say, "Then implore (as much as you wish); the imploring of the disbelievers is always in vain." | قَالُوا أَوَ لَمْ تَكُ تَأْتِيكُمْ رُسُلُكُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَتِ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالُوا فَادْعُوا وَمَا دُعَؤا الْكَفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَلٍ |
| 40:51 | Guaranteed Victory; Here
and Forever
Most assuredly, we will give victory to our messengers and to those who believe, both in this world and on the day the witnesses are summoned. |
إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا فِي الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْأَشْهَدُ |
| 40:52 | On that day, the apologies of the disbelievers will not benefit them. They have incurred condemnation; they have incurred the worst destiny. | يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ الظَّلِمِينَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَهُمْ اللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوءُ الدَّارِ |
| 40:53 | Learn From History
We have given Moses the guidance, and made the Children of Israel inherit the scripture. |
وَلَقَدْ ءاتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْهُدَى وَأَوْرَثْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَءيلَ الْكِتَبَ |
| 40:54 | (Their history) is a lesson and a reminder for those who possess intelligence. | هُدًى وَذِكْرَى لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَبِ |
| 40:55 | Therefore, be patient, for GOD's promise is true, and ask forgiveness for your sin, and glorify and praise your Lord night and day. | فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنْبِكَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْإِبْكَرِ |
| 40:56 | Surely, those who argue against GOD's revelations without proof are exposing the arrogance that is hidden inside their chests, and they are not even aware of it. Therefore, seek refuge in GOD; He is the Hearer, the Seer. | إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُجَدِلُونَ فِي ءايَتِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَنٍ ءاتَهُمْ إِنْ فِي صُدُورِهِمْ إِلَّا كِبْرٌ مَا هُمْ بِبَلِغِيهِ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ |
| 40:57 | Awesome Construction
of the Universe
The creation of the heavens and the earth is even more awesome than the creation of the human being, but most people do not know. |
لَخَلْقُ السَّمَوَتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِ النَّاسِ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ |
| 40:58 | Not equal are the blind and the seer. Nor are those who believe and work righteousness equal to the sinners. Rarely do you take heed. | وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الْأَعْمَى وَالْبَصِيرُ وَالَّذِينَ ءامَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّلِحَتِ وَلَا الْمُسِيءُ قَلِيلًا مَا تَتَذَكَّرُونَ |
| 40:59 | Most certainly, the Hour (Day of Judgment) is coming, no doubt about it, but most people do not believe. | إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَاءتِيَةٌ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ |
| 40:60 | Supplication:
A Form of Worship*
Your Lord says, "Implore Me, and I will respond to you. Surely, those who are too arrogant to worship Me will enter Gehenna, forcibly."
*40:60 Supplication, imploring God for anything, even material luxuries, is a form of worship. Hence the commandment to implore God whenever we have any need. An atheist will never implore God for anything. |
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمْ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ |
| 40:61 | GOD is the One who designed the night so you can rest in it, and the day lighted. GOD bestows many blessings upon the people, but most people are not thankful. | اللَّهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمْ الَّيْلَ لِتَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَالنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ |
| 40:62 | Such is GOD your Lord, the Creator of all things. There is no god except He. How could you deviate? | ذَلِكُمْ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ خَلِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَأَنَّا تُؤْفَكُونَ |
| 40:63 | Deviating are those who disregard GOD's revelations. | كَذَلِكَ يُؤْفَكُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا بِاءيَتِ اللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ |
| 40:64 | GOD is the One who rendered the earth habitable for you, and the sky a formidable structure, and He designed you, and designed you well. He is the One who provides you with good provisions.* Such is GOD your Lord; Most Exalted is GOD, Lord of the universe.
*40:64 See Footnotes 15:20, 20:54, 25:2, and 35:12-13. |
اللَّهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمْ الْأَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُمْ مِنْ الطَّيِّبَتِ ذَلِكُمْ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَلَمِينَ |
| 40:65 | He is the Living; there is no god except He. You shall worship Him alone, devoting your religion absolutely to Him alone. Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe. | هُوَ الْحَيُّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَادْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَلَمِينَ |
| 40:66 | Before God's Blessings
Upon Him, Muhammad
Used to Worship Idols
Say, "I have been enjoined from worshiping the idols you worship beside GOD, when the clear revelations came to me from my Lord. I was commanded to submit to the Lord of the universe."*
*40:66 The Arabic word "Nahaa" used in this verse indicates the stopping of something that was going on. See for example the same word in 4:171. See also 93:7. |
قُلْ إِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ لَمَّا جَاءَنِي الْبَيِّنَتُ مِنْ رَبِّي وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ لِرَبِّ الْعَلَمِينَ |
| 40:67 | He is the One who created you from dust, and subsequently from a tiny drop, then from a hanging embryo, then He brings you out as a child, then He lets you reach maturity, then you become old - some of you die earlier. You attain a predetermined age, that you may understand. | هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوا أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا شُيُوخًا وَمِنْكُمْ مَنْ يُتَوَفَّى مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوا أَجَلًا مُسَمًّى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ |
| 40:68 | He is the only One who controls life and death. To have anything done, He simply says to it, "Be," and it is. | هُوَ الَّذِي يُحْيِ وَيُمِيتُ فَإِذَا قَضَى أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُ |
| 40:69 | Have you noted those who argue against GOD's proofs, and how they have deviated? | أَلَمْ تَرَى إِلَى الَّذِينَ يُجَدِلُونَ فِي ءايَتِ اللَّهِ أَنَّى يُصْرَفُونَ |
| 40:70 | They are the ones who have disbelieved in the scripture, and in the messages we have sent with our messengers. Therefore, they will surely find out. | الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِالْكِتَبِ وَبِمَا أَرْسَلْنَا بِهِ رُسُلَنَا فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ |
| 40:71 | The shackles will be around their necks, and the chains will be used to drag them. | إِذْ الْأَغْلَلُ فِي أَعْنَقِهِمْ وَالسَّلَسِلُ يُسْحَبُونَ |
| 40:72 | In the Inferno,* then in the Fire, they will burn.
*40:72 Those who did not prepare themselves will suffer tremendously in the presence of God, on the Day of Judgment. They cannot stand the closeness to God due to lack of sufficient growth and development of their souls. I am using "Inferno" to describe this particular situation (55:44). Preparation of the soul is accomplished by the rites decreed by God, such as the Contact Prayer. |
فِي الْحَمِيمِ ثُمَّ فِي النَّارِ يُسْجَرُونَ |
| 40:73 | They will be asked, "Where are the idols you used to worship, | ثُمَّ قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَيْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تُشْرِكُونَ |
| 40:74 | They Worshiped Nothing
"beside GOD?" They will say, "They have abandoned us. In fact, when we worshiped them, we were worshiping nothing." Thus does GOD send the disbelievers astray. |
مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ قَالُوا ضَلُّوا عَنَّا بَلْ لَمْ نَكُنْ نَدْعُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ شَيْءا كَذَلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الْكَفِرِينَ |
| 40:75 | This is because you used to rejoice in false doctrines on earth, and you used to promote them. | ذَلِكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَمْرَحُونَ |
| 40:76 | Enter the gates of Gehenna, wherein you abide forever. What a miserable destiny for the arrogant ones. | ادْخُلُوا أَبْوَبَ جَهَنَّمَ خَلِدِينَ فِيهَا فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ |
| 40:77 | You shall be patient, for GOD's promise is truth. Whether we show you some of (the retribution) we have promised for them, or terminate your life before that, they will be returned to us. | فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ الَّذِي نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ |
| 40:78 | God's Authorization for the
Quran's Mathematical Miracle*
We have sent messengers before you - some of them we mentioned to you, and some we did not mention to you. No messenger can produce any miracle without GOD's authorization.* Once GOD's judgment is issued, the truth dominates, and the falsifiers are exposed and humiliated.
*40:78 We learn from 17:45-46, 18:57, and 56:79 that the unbelievers have no access to the Quran; only the believers and the sincere seekers are permitted by God to understand it. The Quran's mathematical code, "One of the great miracles" (74:30-35), was authorized by God, and revealed through His Messenger of the Covenant (Appendix 2). |
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ لَمْ نَقْصُصْ عَلَيْكَ وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُولٍ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِءايَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ قُضِيَ بِالْحَقِّ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ |
| 40:79 | GOD is the One who created the livestock for you; some you ride, and some you eat. | اللَّهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمْ الْأَنْعَمَ لِتَرْكَبُوا مِنْهَا وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ |
| 40:80 | They also provide you with additional benefits that satisfy many of your needs. On them, as well as on the ships, you are carried. | وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَنَفِعُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوا عَلَيْهَا حَاجَةً فِي صُدُورِكُمْ وَعَلَيْهَا وَعَلَى الْفُلْكِ تُحْمَلُونَ |
| 40:81 | He thus shows you His proofs. Which of GOD's proofs can you deny? | وَيُرِيكُمْ ءايَتِهِ فَأَيَّ ءايَتِ اللَّهِ تُنكِرُونَ |
| 40:82 | Have they not roamed the earth and noted the consequences for those who preceded them? They used to be greater in number, greater in power, and possessed a greater legacy on earth. Yet, all their achievements did not help them in the least. | أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ كَانُوا أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ قُوَّةً وَءاثَارًا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَمَا أَغْنَى عَنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ |
| 40:83 | When their messengers went to them with clear proofs, they rejoiced in the knowledge they had inherited, and the very things they ridiculed were the cause of their fall. | فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَتِ فَرِحُوا بِمَا عِنْدَهُمْ مِنْ الْعِلْمِ وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِءون |
| 40:84 | God ALONE
Subsequently, when they saw our retribution they said, "Now we believe in GOD ALONE, and we now disbelieve in the idol worship that we used to practice." |
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا بَأْسَنَا قَالُوا ءامَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ وَكَفَرْنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِ مُشْرِكِينَ |
| 40:85 | Too Late
Their belief then could not help them in the least, once they saw our retribution. Such is GOD's system that has been established to deal with His creatures; the disbelievers are always doomed. |
فَلَمْ يَكُ يَنْفَعُهُمْ إِيمَنُهُمْ لَمَّا رَأَوْا بَأْسَنَا سُنَّت اللَّهِ الَّتِي قَدْ خَلَتْ فِي عِبَادِهِ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ الْكَفِرُونَ |