Surah Ghafir, Ayah 31 (40:31)

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مِثْلَ دَأْبِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۚ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ …

Quran 40:31 is ayah 31 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 470 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:31
مِثْلَدَأْبِقَوْمِنُوحٍوَعَادٍوَثَمُودَوَٱلَّذِينَمِنۢبَعْدِهِمْ ۚوَمَاٱللَّهُيُرِيدُظُلْمًالِّلْعِبَادِ٣١
mith'la dabi qawmi nūḥin waʿādin wathamūda wa-alladhīna min baʿdihim wamā l-lahu yurīdu ẓul'man lil'ʿibādi

Like the custom of the people of Noah and of ʿAad and Thamūd and those after them. And Allāh wants no injustice for [His] servants.(31)

Word by word

  1. مِثْلَmith'laLike
  2. دَأْبِdabi(the) plight
  3. قَوْمِqawmi(of the) people
  4. نُوحٍnūḥin(of) Nuh
  5. وَعَادٍwaʿādinand Aad
  6. وَثَمُودَwathamūdaand Thamud
  7. وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those
  8. مِنۢminafter them
  9. بَعْدِهِمْ ۚbaʿdihimafter them
  10. وَمَاwamāAnd Allah (does) not
  11. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAnd Allah (does) not
  12. يُرِيدُyurīduwant
  13. ظُلْمًاẓul'maninjustice
  14. لِّلْعِبَادِlil'ʿibādifor (His) slaves

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