Surah Ghafir, Ayah 9 (40:9)

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وَقِهِمُ ٱلسَّئَِّاتِ ۚ وَمَن تَقِ ٱلسَّئَِّاتِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُۥ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ …

Quran 40:9 is ayah 9 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 468 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:9
وَقِهِمُٱلسَّئَِّاتِ ۚوَمَنتَقِٱلسَّئَِّاتِيَوْمَئِذٍفَقَدْرَحِمْتَهُۥ ۚوَذَٰلِكَهُوَٱلْفَوْزُٱلْعَظِيمُ٩
waqihimu l-sayiāti waman taqi l-sayiāti yawma-idhin faqad raḥim'tahu wadhālika huwa l-fawzu l-ʿaẓīmu

And protect them from the evil consequences [of their deeds]. And he whom You protect from evil consequences that Day - You will have given him mercy. And that is the great attainment."(9)

Word by word

  1. وَقِهِمُwaqihimuAnd protect them
  2. ٱلسَّئَِّاتِ ۚl-sayiāti(from) the evils
  3. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  4. تَقِtaqiyou protect
  5. ٱلسَّئَِّاتِl-sayiāti(from) the evils
  6. يَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat Day
  7. فَقَدْfaqadthen verily
  8. رَحِمْتَهُۥ ۚraḥim'tahuYou have bestowed mercy on him
  9. وَذَٰلِكَwadhālikaAnd that
  10. هُوَhuwa[it]
  11. ٱلْفَوْزُl-fawzu(is) the success
  12. ٱلْعَظِيمُl-ʿaẓīmuthe great

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