Surah Ghafir, Ayah 84 (40:84)

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فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا۟ بَأْسَنَا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥ وَكَفَرْنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِۦ …

Quran 40:84 is ayah 84 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 476 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:84
فَلَمَّارَأَوْا۟بَأْسَنَاقَالُوٓا۟ءَامَنَّابِٱللَّهِوَحْدَهُۥوَكَفَرْنَابِمَاكُنَّابِهِۦمُشْرِكِينَ٨٤
falammā ra-aw basanā qālū āmannā bil-lahi waḥdahu wakafarnā bimā kunnā bihi mush'rikīna

And when they saw Our punishment, they said, "We believe in Allāh alone and disbelieve in that which we used to associate with Him."(84)

Word by word

  1. فَلَمَّاfalammāSo when
  2. رَأَوْا۟ra-awthey saw
  3. بَأْسَنَاbasanāOur punishment
  4. قَالُوٓا۟qālūthey said
  5. ءَامَنَّاāmannāWe believe
  6. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
  7. وَحْدَهُۥwaḥdahuAlone
  8. وَكَفَرْنَاwakafarnāand we disbelieve
  9. بِمَاbimāin what
  10. كُنَّاkunnāwe used to
  11. بِهِۦbihiwith Him
  12. مُشْرِكِينَmush'rikīnaassociate

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