40:41
۞وَيَٰقَوۡمِ
wayaqawmi
And O my people
مَا
ma
What (is)
لِيٓ
li
for me
أَدۡعُوكُمۡ
ad'ukum
(that) I call you
إِلَى
ila
to
ٱلنَّجَوٰةِ
al-najati
the salvation
وَتَدۡعُونَنِيٓ
watad'unani
while you call me
إِلَى
ila
to
ٱلنَّارِ
al-nari
the Fire
٤١

My people, why do I call you to salvation when you call me to the Fire

Translation 1260

40:42
تَدۡعُونَنِي
tad'unani
You call me
لِأَكۡفُرَ
li-akfura
that I disbelieve
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَأُشۡرِكَ
wa-ush'rika
and (to) associate
بِهِۦ
bihi
with Him
مَا
ma
what
لَيۡسَ
laysa
not
لِي
li
for me
بِهِۦ
bihi
of it
عِلۡمٞ
il'mun
any knowledge
وَأَنَا۠
wa-ana
and I
أَدۡعُوكُمۡ
ad'ukum
call you
إِلَى
ila
to
ٱلۡعَزِيزِ
al-'azizi
the All-Mighty
ٱلۡغَفَّٰرِ
al-ghafari
the Oft-Forgiving
٤٢

You call me to disbelieve in God and to associate with Him things of which I have no knowledge; I call you to the Mighty, the Forgiving One

Translation 1260

40:43
لَا
la
No
جَرَمَ
jarama
doubt
أَنَّمَا
annama
that what
تَدۡعُونَنِيٓ
tad'unani
you call me
إِلَيۡهِ
ilayhi
to it
لَيۡسَ
laysa
not
لَهُۥ
lahu
for it
دَعۡوَةٞ
da'watun
a claim
فِي
fi
in
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
al-dun'ya
the world
وَلَا
wala
and not
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
al-akhirati
the Hereafter
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
مَرَدَّنَآ
maraddana
our return
إِلَى
ila
(is) to
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
al-mus'rifina
the transgressors
هُمۡ
hum
they
أَصۡحَٰبُ
ashabu
(will be the) companions
ٱلنَّارِ
al-nari
(of) the Fire
٤٣

There is no doubt that what you call me to serve is not fit to be invoked either in this world or the Hereafter: our return is to God alone, and it will be the rebels who will inhabit the Fire

Translation 1260

40:44
فَسَتَذۡكُرُونَ
fasatadhkuruna
And you will remember
مَآ
ma
what
أَقُولُ
aqulu
I say
لَكُمۡۚ
lakum
to you
وَأُفَوِّضُ
wa-ufawwidu
and I entrust
أَمۡرِيٓ
amri
my affair
إِلَى
ila
to
ٱللَّهِۚ
al-lahi
Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
بَصِيرُۢ
basirun
(is) All-Seer
بِٱلۡعِبَادِ
bil-'ibadi
of (His) slaves
٤٤

[One Day] you will remember what I am saying to you now, so I commit my case to God: God is well aware of His servants.’

Translation 1260

40:45
فَوَقَىٰهُ
fawaqahu
So Allah protected him
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
So Allah protected him
سَيِّـَٔاتِ
sayyiati
(from the) evils
مَا
ma
that
مَكَرُواْۖ
makaru
they plotted
وَحَاقَ
wahaqa
and enveloped
بِـَٔالِ
biali
(the) people
فِرۡعَوۡنَ
fir'awna
(of) Firaun
سُوٓءُ
suu
(the) worst
ٱلۡعَذَابِ
al-'adhabi
punishment
٤٥

So God saved him from the harm they planned. A terrible punishment engulfed Pharaoh’s people

Translation 1260

40:46
ٱلنَّارُ
al-naru
The Fire
يُعۡرَضُونَ
yu'raduna
they are exposed
عَلَيۡهَا
alayha
to it
غُدُوّٗا
ghuduwwan
morning
وَعَشِيّٗاۚ
wa'ashiyyan
and evening
وَيَوۡمَ
wayawma
And (the) Day
تَقُومُ
taqumu
(will be) established
ٱلسَّاعَةُ
al-sa'atu
the Hour
أَدۡخِلُوٓاْ
adkhilu
Cause to enter
ءَالَ
ala
(the) people
فِرۡعَوۡنَ
fir'awna
(of) Firaun
أَشَدَّ
ashadda
(in the) severest
ٱلۡعَذَابِ
al-'adhabi
punishment
٤٦

they will be brought before the Fire morning and evening. On the Day the Hour comes, it will be said, ‘Throw Pharaoh’s people into the worst torment.’

Translation 1260

40:47
وَإِذۡ
wa-idh
And when
يَتَحَآجُّونَ
yatahajjuna
they will dispute
فِي
fi
in
ٱلنَّارِ
al-nari
the Fire
فَيَقُولُ
fayaqulu
then will say
ٱلضُّعَفَٰٓؤُاْ
al-du'afau
the weak
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhina
to those who
ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوٓاْ
is'takbaru
were arrogant
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed we
كُنَّا
kunna
[we] were
لَكُمۡ
lakum
for you
تَبَعٗا
taba'an
followers
فَهَلۡ
fahal
so can
أَنتُم
antum
you
مُّغۡنُونَ
mugh'nuna
avert
عَنَّا
anna
from us
نَصِيبٗا
nasiban
a portion
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلنَّارِ
al-nari
the Fire
٤٧

In the Fire they will quarrel with one another: the weak will say to the haughty, ‘We were your followers, so can you now relieve us from some share of the Fire?’

Translation 1260

40:48
قَالَ
qala
Will say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوٓاْ
is'takbaru
(were) arrogant
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed we
كُلّٞ
kullun
all
فِيهَآ
fiha
(are) in it
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
قَدۡ
qad
certainly
حَكَمَ
hakama
has judged
بَيۡنَ
bayna
between
ٱلۡعِبَادِ
al-'ibadi
(His) slaves
٤٨

but they will say, ‘We are all in this together. God has judged between His creatures.’

Translation 1260

40:49
وَقَالَ
waqala
And will say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those
فِي
fi
in
ٱلنَّارِ
al-nari
the Fire
لِخَزَنَةِ
likhazanati
to (the) keepers
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
(of) Hell
ٱدۡعُواْ
id'u
Call
رَبَّكُمۡ
rabbakum
your Lord
يُخَفِّفۡ
yukhaffif
(to) lighten
عَنَّا
anna
for us
يَوۡمٗا
yawman
a day
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡعَذَابِ
al-'adhabi
the punishment
٤٩

Those in the Fire will say to the keepers of Hell, ‘Ask your Lord to lessen our suffering for one day,’

Translation 1260