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Al-Ma'idah 40

Ayah 40 of 120 · Medinan

أَلَمۡ تَعۡلَمۡ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَغۡفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ ٤٠

Do you not know that to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punishes whom He wills and forgives whom He wills, and Allāh is over all things competent.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَلَمۡDo notalam
  2. تَعۡلَمۡyou knowtaʿlam
  3. أَنَّthatanna
  4. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  5. لَهُۥto Him (belongs)lahu
  6. مُلۡكُ(the) dominionmul'ku
  7. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensl-samāwāti
  8. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِand the earthwal-arḍi
  9. يُعَذِّبُHe punishesyuʿadhibu
  10. مَنwhomman
  11. يَشَآءُHe willsyashāu
  12. وَيَغۡفِرُand He forgiveswayaghfiru
  13. لِمَن[to] whomliman
  14. يَشَآءُۗHe willsyashāu
  15. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  16. عَلَىٰ(is) onʿalā
  17. كُلِّeverykulli
  18. شَيۡءٖthingshayin
  19. قَدِيرٞAll-Powerfulqadīrun

Tafsir

You, O Messenger, certainly know that the dominion of the heavens and the earth is Allah’s. He acts in them as He wishes. He punishes whomever He wishes through His justice; and forgives whomever He wishes through His grace. Allah is able to do all things and nothing is outside His ability.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran