Ghafir · verse 21 of 85

Surah Ghafir, verse 21

۞ أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةًۭ وَءَاثَارًۭا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍۢ

Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those who were before them? They were greater than them in strength and in impression on the land, but Allāh seized them for their sins. And they had not from Allāh any protector.

awalam yasīrū fī l-arḍi fayanẓurū kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu alladhīna kānū min qablihim kānū hum ashadda min'hum quwwatan waāthāran fī l-arḍi fa-akhadhahumu l-lahu bidhunūbihim wamā kāna lahum mina l-lahi min wāqin

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1أَوَلَمْawalamDo not
2يَسِيرُوا۟yasīrūthey travel
3فِىfīin
4ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
5فَيَنظُرُوا۟fayanẓurūand see
6كَيْفَkayfahow
7كَانَkānawas
8عَـٰقِبَةُʿāqibatu(the) end
9ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
10كَانُوا۟kānūwere
11مِنminbefore them
12قَبْلِهِمْqablihimbefore them
13كَانُوا۟kānūThey were
14هُمْhum[they]
15أَشَدَّashaddasuperior
16مِنْهُمْmin'humto them
17قُوَّةًۭquwwatan(in) strength
18وَءَاثَارًۭاwaāthāranand (in) impressions
19فِىfīin
20ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land
21فَأَخَذَهُمُfa-akhadhahumubut Allah seized them
22ٱللَّهُl-lahubut Allah seized them
23بِذُنُوبِهِمْbidhunūbihimfor their sins
24وَمَاwamāand not
25كَانَkānawas
26لَهُمlahumfor them
27مِّنَminaagainst
28ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
29مِنminany
30وَاقٍۢwāqinprotector

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Ghafir · غافر

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Meccan

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40:19

يَعْلَمُ خَآئِنَةَ ٱلْأَعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِى ٱلصُّدُورُ

He knows that which deceives the eyes and what the breasts conceal.

40:20

وَٱللَّهُ يَقْضِى بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَقْضُونَ بِشَىْءٍ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْبَصِيرُ

And Allāh judges with truth, while those they invoke besides Him judge not with anything. Indeed, Allāh - He is the Hearing, the Seeing.

40:21

۞ أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةًۭ وَءَاثَارًۭا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍۢ

Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those who were before them? They were greater than them in strength and in impression on the land, but Allāh seized them for their sins. And they had not from Allāh any protector.

40:22

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ فَكَفَرُوا۟ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ قَوِىٌّۭ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

That was because their messengers were coming to them with clear proofs, but they disbelieved, so Allāh seized them. Indeed, He is Powerful and severe in punishment.

40:23

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَـٰنٍۢ مُّبِينٍ

And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority