40:1 HA. MIM. The revelation of this Book is from Allah the almighty, the all-knowing,
who forgives sins, accepts penitence, is strict in punishment, and has a long reach. There is
no god but Allah. All things return to him.
40:4 Only the unbelievers dispute the signs of Allah. Do not let their worldly prosperity
deceive you.
40:5 The people of Noah, and the factions after them, denied their messengers before these,
and every nation schemed against their messenger to destroy him. They argued falsely to
refute the truth. Then I seized them, and how great was my punishment. So the word of the
Lord proved true against the unbelievers. They truly are companions to the Fire.
40:7 Those who bear the throne and those who encircle it sing the praise of their Lord,
believe in Him, and implore forgiveness for the believers. Oh, our Lord, your reach is over
all things in mercy and knowledge. Forgive those who turn to you and follow your path.
Save them from the pains of Hell. Oh, our Lord, bring them into the Gardens that you have
promised them and their fathers, wives, and children who do right, for you are the all-mighty
and the all-wise.
40:9 “And keep them from evil deeds for the one You keep from evil on that day, You have
shown great mercy, and this will be the supreme triumph for them. A voice will cry out to
the unbelievers: “Surely the hatred of Allah is more grievous to you than your hatred of
yourselves when you were called to the faith and refused it.”
40:11 They shall say, “Oh, our Lord, twice You gave us death, and twice You gave us life.
Now we recognize our sins. Is there any escape?”
40:12 This has befallen you because when only Allah was proclaimed to you, you did not
believe, but when false gods were joined with him, you believed. The judgment belongs to
Allah, the high, the great. He shows you signs and sends down supplies to you from heaven,
but none will receive warning except he who turns to Allah. Call on Allah, then, offering
Him sincere devotion, though the unbelievers detest it.
39:17 There is good news for those who reject false gods and turn to Allah, so give good
tidings to My servants who listen to My word and follow the best of it. These are the ones
Allah has guided, and these are men of insight. If one has justly been sentenced to
punishment
and doom, can he be helped or rescued?
39:20 Those who fear their Lord will have storied pavilions, and rivers will flow beneath
them. It is the promise of Allah. Allah will not fail in his promise.
39:21 Can you not see that Allah sends down water from heaven and guides it along to form
springs in the earth? Then He brings forth food of varied sorts. Then He causes it to wither,
become yellow, and crumble away. This is a remembrance for men of insight.
39:22 Is he whose heart Allah has opened to Islam and who has light from his Lord, the
same as one who disbelieves? Woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the
remembrance of Allah. They plainly err.
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