Surah Ghafir, Ayah 33 (40:33)

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يَوْمَ تُوَلُّونَ مُدْبِرِينَ مَا لَكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِنْ عَاصِمٍ ۗ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا …

Quran 40:33 is ayah 33 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 470 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:33
يَوْمَتُوَلُّونَمُدْبِرِينَمَالَكُممِّنَٱللَّهِمِنْعَاصِمٍ ۗوَمَنيُضْلِلِٱللَّهُفَمَالَهُۥمِنْهَادٍ٣٣
yawma tuwallūna mud'birīna mā lakum mina l-lahi min ʿāṣimin waman yuḍ'lili l-lahu famā lahu min hādin

The Day you will turn your backs fleeing; there is not for you from Allāh any protector. And whoever Allāh sends astray - there is not for him any guide.(33)

Word by word

  1. يَوْمَyawmaA Day
  2. تُوَلُّونَtuwallūnayou will turn back
  3. مُدْبِرِينَmud'birīnafleeing
  4. مَاmānot
  5. لَكُمlakumfor you
  6. مِّنَminafrom
  7. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  8. مِنْminany
  9. عَاصِمٍ ۗʿāṣiminprotector
  10. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  11. يُضْلِلِyuḍ'liliAllah lets go astray
  12. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah lets go astray
  13. فَمَاfamāthen not
  14. لَهُۥlahufor him
  15. مِنْminany
  16. هَادٍhādinguide

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