Surah Ghafir, Ayah 39 (40:39)

غَافِر

يَٰقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا مَتَٰعٌ وَإِنَّ ٱلَْٔاخِرَةَ هِىَ دَارُ ٱلْقَرَارِ

Quran 40:39 is ayah 39 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 471 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:39
يَٰقَوْمِإِنَّمَاهَٰذِهِٱلْحَيَوٰةُٱلدُّنْيَامَتَٰعٌوَإِنَّٱلَْٔاخِرَةَهِىَدَارُٱلْقَرَارِ٣٩
yāqawmi innamā hādhihi l-ḥayatu l-dun'yā matāʿun wa-inna l-ākhirata hiya dāru l-qarāri

O my people, this worldly life is only [temporary] enjoyment, and indeed, the Hereafter - that is the home of [permanent] settlement.(39)

Word by word

  1. يَٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
  2. إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
  3. هَٰذِهِhādhihithis
  4. ٱلْحَيَوٰةُl-ḥayatuthe life
  5. ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
  6. مَتَٰعٌmatāʿun(is) enjoyment
  7. وَإِنَّwa-innaand indeed
  8. ٱلَْٔاخِرَةَl-ākhiratathe Hereafter
  9. هِىَhiyait
  10. دَارُdāru(is the) home
  11. ٱلْقَرَارِl-qarāri(of) settlement

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