Translation of the meanings Surah Ghāfir - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Page Number 467 - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ghāfir

Ayah: 1

حمٓ

1. Ha Meem¹.

1. See footnote to Qur’an chapter2: Verse1.

Ayah: 2

تَنزِيلُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡعَلِيمِ

2.The revelation of the Book 'this Qur’an' is from Allāh, the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing,

Ayah: 3

غَافِرِ ٱلذَّنۢبِ وَقَابِلِ ٱلتَّوۡبِ شَدِيدِ ٱلۡعِقَابِ ذِي ٱلطَّوۡلِۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ إِلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ

3. The Forgiver of sin, Acceptor of repentance, Severe in Punishment, Possessor 'of infinite' bounty 'of love and mercy'. There is no 'true' god except Him. To Him is the final return.

Ayah: 4

مَا يُجَٰدِلُ فِيٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَلَا يَغۡرُرۡكَ تَقَلُّبُهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

4. No one disputes about the Signs of Allāh except those who deny 'the Truth', so do not be deceived by their uninhibited movement throughout the land.

Ayah: 5

كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٖ وَٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡۖ وَهَمَّتۡ كُلُّ أُمَّةِۭ بِرَسُولِهِمۡ لِيَأۡخُذُوهُۖ وَجَٰدَلُواْ بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ لِيُدۡحِضُواْ بِهِ ٱلۡحَقَّ فَأَخَذۡتُهُمۡۖ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ

5.The people of Noah denied 'their Prophet' before them and the 'disbelieving' factions after them. Every nation plotted against their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by means of falsehood to refute thereby the Truth. So I seized them; how 'terrible' then was My punishment.

Ayah: 6

وَكَذَٰلِكَ حَقَّتۡ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَنَّهُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ

6. Thus has been justified the Word of 'Allāh' your Lord against the deniers that they are the inmates of the 'eternal' Fire.

Ayah: 7

ٱلَّذِينَ يَحۡمِلُونَ ٱلۡعَرۡشَ وَمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَيُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَيَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْۖ رَبَّنَا وَسِعۡتَ كُلَّ شَيۡءٖ رَّحۡمَةٗ وَعِلۡمٗا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُواْ وَٱتَّبَعُواْ سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

7. Those 'angels' who carry the Throne 'of Allāh' and those around it glorify their Lord with praise and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who believe 'praying': "Our Lord, You encompass all things 'by your' mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who turn 'to You in repentance' and follow Your Way, and protect them from the torment of Hell;