Surah Ghafir, Ayah 34 (40:34)

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وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِن قَبْلُ بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَمَا زِلْتُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّمَّا جَآءَكُم بِهِۦ ۖ …

Quran 40:34 is ayah 34 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 471 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:34
وَلَقَدْجَآءَكُمْيُوسُفُمِنقَبْلُبِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِفَمَازِلْتُمْفِىشَكٍّمِّمَّاجَآءَكُمبِهِۦ ۖحَتَّىٰٓإِذَاهَلَكَقُلْتُمْلَنيَبْعَثَٱللَّهُمِنۢبَعْدِهِۦرَسُولًا ۚكَذَٰلِكَيُضِلُّٱللَّهُمَنْهُوَمُسْرِفٌمُّرْتَابٌ٣٤
walaqad jāakum yūsufu min qablu bil-bayināti famā zil'tum fī shakkin mimmā jāakum bihi ḥattā idhā halaka qul'tum lan yabʿatha l-lahu min baʿdihi rasūlan kadhālika yuḍillu l-lahu man huwa mus'rifun mur'tābun

And Joseph had already come to you before with clear proofs, but you remained in doubt of that which he brought to you, until when he died, you said, 'Never will Allāh send a messenger after him.' Thus does Allāh leave astray he who is a transgressor and skeptic."(34)

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd indeed
  2. جَآءَكُمْjāakumcame to you
  3. يُوسُفُyūsufuYusuf
  4. مِنminbefore
  5. قَبْلُqablubefore
  6. بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِbil-bayinātiwith clear proofs
  7. فَمَاfamābut not
  8. زِلْتُمْzil'tumyou ceased
  9. فِىfīin
  10. شَكٍّshakkindoubt
  11. مِّمَّاmimmāabout what
  12. جَآءَكُمjāakumhe brought to you
  13. بِهِۦ ۖbihi[with it]
  14. حَتَّىٰٓḥattāuntil
  15. إِذَاidhāwhen
  16. هَلَكَhalakahe died
  17. قُلْتُمْqul'tumyou said
  18. لَنlanNever
  19. يَبْعَثَyabʿathawill Allah raise
  20. ٱللَّهُl-lahuwill Allah raise
  21. مِنۢminafter him
  22. بَعْدِهِۦbaʿdihiafter him
  23. رَسُولًا ۚrasūlana Messenger
  24. كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
  25. يُضِلُّyuḍilluAllah lets go astray
  26. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah lets go astray
  27. مَنْmanwho
  28. هُوَhuwa[he]
  29. مُسْرِفٌmus'rifun(is) a transgressor
  30. مُّرْتَابٌmur'tābuna doubter

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