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Ghafir 34

Ayah 34 of 85 · Meccan

وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَكُمۡ يُوسُفُ مِن قَبۡلُ بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ فَمَا زِلۡتُمۡ فِي شَكّٖ مِّمَّا جَآءَكُم بِهِۦۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا هَلَكَ قُلۡتُمۡ لَن يَبۡعَثَ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ رَسُولٗاۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَنۡ هُوَ مُسۡرِفٞ مُّرۡتَابٌ ٣٤

And Joseph had already come to you before with clear proofs, but you remained in doubt of that which he brought to you, until when he died, you said, 'Never will Allāh send a messenger after him.' Thus does Allāh leave astray he who is a transgressor and skeptic."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَقَدۡAnd indeedwalaqad
  2. جَآءَكُمۡcame to youjāakum
  3. يُوسُفُYusufyūsufu
  4. مِنbeforemin
  5. قَبۡلُbeforeqablu
  6. بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِwith clear proofsbil-bayināti
  7. فَمَاbut notfamā
  8. زِلۡتُمۡyou ceasedzil'tum
  9. فِيinfī
  10. شَكّٖdoubtshakkin
  11. مِّمَّاabout whatmimmā
  12. جَآءَكُمhe brought to youjāakum
  13. بِهِۦۖ[with it]bihi
  14. حَتَّىٰٓuntilḥattā
  15. إِذَاwhenidhā
  16. هَلَكَhe diedhalaka
  17. قُلۡتُمۡyou saidqul'tum
  18. لَنNeverlan
  19. يَبۡعَثَwill Allah raiseyabʿatha
  20. ٱللَّهُwill Allah raisel-lahu
  21. مِنۢafter himmin
  22. بَعۡدِهِۦafter himbaʿdihi
  23. رَسُولٗاۚa Messengerrasūlan
  24. كَذَٰلِكَThuskadhālika
  25. يُضِلُّAllah lets go astrayyuḍillu
  26. ٱللَّهُAllah lets go astrayl-lahu
  27. مَنۡwhoman
  28. هُوَ[he]huwa
  29. مُسۡرِفٞ(is) a transgressormus'rifun
  30. مُّرۡتَابٌa doubtermur'tābun

Tafsir

Joseph came to you before Moses with clear proof for the oneness of Allah, but you remained in doubt and denial of what he brought, until when he died you increased in doubt and uncertainty, and you said: “Allah will never send a messenger after him”. Just as you are misguided from the truth, Allah leads astray every person who trespasses the limits of Allah and doubts His oneness.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran