Surah Ghafir, Ayah 48 (40:48)

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قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُلٌّ فِيهَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ حَكَمَ بَيْنَ ٱلْعِبَادِ

Quran 40:48 is ayah 48 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 472 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:48
قَالَٱلَّذِينَٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟إِنَّاكُلٌّفِيهَآإِنَّٱللَّهَقَدْحَكَمَبَيْنَٱلْعِبَادِ٤٨
qāla alladhīna is'takbarū innā kullun fīhā inna l-laha qad ḥakama bayna l-ʿibādi

Those who had been arrogant will say, "Indeed, all [of us] are in it. Indeed, Allāh has judged between the servants."(48)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaWill say
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  3. ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟is'takbarū(were) arrogant
  4. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
  5. كُلٌّkullunall
  6. فِيهَآfīhā(are) in it
  7. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  8. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  9. قَدْqadcertainly
  10. حَكَمَḥakamahas judged
  11. بَيْنَbaynabetween
  12. ٱلْعِبَادِl-ʿibādi(His) slaves

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