Surah Ghafir, Ayah 11 (40:11)

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قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَمَتَّنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَٱعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ …

Quran 40:11 is ayah 11 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 468 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:11
قَالُوا۟رَبَّنَآأَمَتَّنَاٱثْنَتَيْنِوَأَحْيَيْتَنَاٱثْنَتَيْنِفَٱعْتَرَفْنَابِذُنُوبِنَافَهَلْإِلَىٰخُرُوجٍمِّنسَبِيلٍ١١
qālū rabbanā amattanā ith'natayni wa-aḥyaytanā ith'natayni fa-iʿ'tarafnā bidhunūbinā fahal ilā khurūjin min sabīlin

They will say, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?"(11)

Word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey (will) say
  2. رَبَّنَآrabbanāOur Lord
  3. أَمَتَّنَاamattanāYou gave us death
  4. ٱثْنَتَيْنِith'nataynitwice
  5. وَأَحْيَيْتَنَاwa-aḥyaytanāand You gave us life
  6. ٱثْنَتَيْنِith'nataynitwice
  7. فَٱعْتَرَفْنَاfa-iʿ'tarafnāand we confess
  8. بِذُنُوبِنَاbidhunūbināour sins
  9. فَهَلْfahalSo is (there)
  10. إِلَىٰilāto
  11. خُرُوجٍkhurūjinget out
  12. مِّنminany
  13. سَبِيلٍsabīlinway

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