Surah Ghafir, Ayah 71 (40:71)

غَافِر

إِذِ ٱلْأَغْلَٰلُ فِىٓ أَعْنَٰقِهِمْ وَٱلسَّلَٰسِلُ يُسْحَبُونَ

Quran 40:71 is ayah 71 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 475 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:71
إِذِٱلْأَغْلَٰلُفِىٓأَعْنَٰقِهِمْوَٱلسَّلَٰسِلُيُسْحَبُونَ٧١
idhi l-aghlālu fī aʿnāqihim wal-salāsilu yus'ḥabūna

When the shackles are around their necks and the chains; they will be dragged(71)

Word by word

  1. إِذِidhiWhen
  2. ٱلْأَغْلَٰلُl-aghlāluthe iron collars
  3. فِىٓfī(will be) around
  4. أَعْنَٰقِهِمْaʿnāqihimtheir necks
  5. وَٱلسَّلَٰسِلُwal-salāsiluand the chains
  6. يُسْحَبُونَyus'ḥabūnathey will be dragged

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