Surah Ghafir, Ayah 58 (40:58)

غَافِر

وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ وَٱلْبَصِيرُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَلَا …

Quran 40:58 is ayah 58 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 473 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:58
وَمَايَسْتَوِىٱلْأَعْمَىٰوَٱلْبَصِيرُوَٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَعَمِلُوا۟ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِوَلَاٱلْمُسِىٓءُ ۚقَلِيلًامَّاتَتَذَكَّرُونَ٥٨
wamā yastawī l-aʿmā wal-baṣīru wa-alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti walā l-musīu qalīlan mā tatadhakkarūna

And not equal are the blind and the seeing, nor are those who believe and do righteous deeds and the evildoer. Little do you remember.(58)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. يَسْتَوِىyastawī(are) equal
  3. ٱلْأَعْمَىٰl-aʿmāthe blind
  4. وَٱلْبَصِيرُwal-baṣīruand the seeing
  5. وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those who
  6. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
  7. وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilūand do
  8. ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
  9. وَلَاwalāand not
  10. ٱلْمُسِىٓءُ ۚl-musīuthe evildoer
  11. قَلِيلًاqalīlanLittle
  12. مَّاmā(is) what
  13. تَتَذَكَّرُونَtatadhakkarūnayou take heed

Tafsir (commentary) of 40:58

Available in English, Bengali, Urdu, Arabic, Russian.

English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

This commentary explains ayahs 40:57–59 together.

Read the English tafsir of 40:57–59 →

Read the full Surah Ghafir