Surah Ghafir, Ayah 37 (40:37)

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أَسْبَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُّهُۥ كَٰذِبًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ …

Quran 40:37 is ayah 37 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 471 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:37
أَسْبَٰبَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِفَأَطَّلِعَإِلَىٰٓإِلَٰهِمُوسَىٰوَإِنِّىلَأَظُنُّهُۥكَٰذِبًا ۚوَكَذَٰلِكَزُيِّنَلِفِرْعَوْنَسُوٓءُعَمَلِهِۦوَصُدَّعَنِٱلسَّبِيلِ ۚوَمَاكَيْدُفِرْعَوْنَإِلَّافِىتَبَابٍ٣٧
asbāba l-samāwāti fa-aṭṭaliʿa ilā ilāhi mūsā wa-innī la-aẓunnuhu kādhiban wakadhālika zuyyina lifir'ʿawna sūu ʿamalihi waṣudda ʿani l-sabīli wamā kaydu fir'ʿawna illā fī tabābin

The ways into the heavens - so that I may look at the deity of Moses; but indeed, I think he is a liar." And thus was made attractive to Pharaoh the evil of his deed, and he was averted from the [right] way. And the plan of Pharaoh was not except in ruin.(37)

Word by word

  1. أَسْبَٰبَasbāba(The) ways
  2. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(to) the heavens
  3. فَأَطَّلِعَfa-aṭṭaliʿaso I may look
  4. إِلَىٰٓilāat
  5. إِلَٰهِilāhi(the) God
  6. مُوسَىٰmūsā(of) Musa
  7. وَإِنِّىwa-innīand indeed, I
  8. لَأَظُنُّهُۥla-aẓunnuhu[I] surely think him
  9. كَٰذِبًا ۚkādhiban(to be) a liar
  10. وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
  11. زُيِّنَzuyyinawas made fair-seeming
  12. لِفِرْعَوْنَlifir'ʿawnato Firaun
  13. سُوٓءُsūu(the) evil
  14. عَمَلِهِۦʿamalihi(of) his deed
  15. وَصُدَّwaṣuddaand he was averted
  16. عَنِʿanifrom
  17. ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۚl-sabīlithe way
  18. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  19. كَيْدُkaydu(was the) plot
  20. فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawna(of) Firaun
  21. إِلَّاillāexcept
  22. فِىfīin
  23. تَبَابٍtabābinruin

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