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Surah Ghafir Verse 21

Quran 40:21 · The Forgiver · Meccan · Juz 24

40:21

Arabic

اَوَلَمْ يَسِيْرُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ فَيَنْظُرُوْا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِيْنَ كَانُوْا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ۗ كَانُوْا هُمْ اَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَّاٰثَارًا فِى الْاَرْضِ فَاَخَذَهُمُ اللّٰهُ بِذُنُوْبِهِمْ ۗوَمَا كَانَ لَهُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ وَّاقٍ ۝٢١

Transliteration

Awalam yasīrū fil-arḍi fayanẓurū kaifa kāna ‘āqibatul-lażīna kānū min qoblihim, kānū hum asyaddu minhum quwwataw wa āṡāron fil-arḍi fa'akhożahumullāhu biżunūbihim, wa mā kāna lahum minallāhi miw wāq

Meaning

Have they not traveled through the earth, and seen the consequences for those before them? They were stronger than them, and they left more impact on earth. But Allah seized them for their sins, and they had no defender against Allah.

Surah Ghafir verse 21 (Quran 40:21) is verse 21 of the 85 verses of Surah Ghafir (The Forgiver), a Meccan surah that is number 40 in the Quran, and it is part of juz 24.

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Arabic text: Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia (Kemenag RI). Transliteration: Aplikita. English translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com (CC BY-ND 4.0).