Surah Ghafir, Ayah 52 (40:52)

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يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ ۖ وَلَهُمُ ٱللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلدَّارِ

Quran 40:52 is ayah 52 of Surah Ghafir (“The Forgiver”), a Meccan surah of 85 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 473 of the Madani Mushaf.

40:52
يَوْمَلَايَنفَعُٱلظَّٰلِمِينَمَعْذِرَتُهُمْ ۖوَلَهُمُٱللَّعْنَةُوَلَهُمْسُوٓءُٱلدَّارِ٥٢
yawma lā yanfaʿu l-ẓālimīna maʿdhiratuhum walahumu l-laʿnatu walahum sūu l-dāri

The Day their excuse will not benefit the wrongdoers, and they will have the curse, and they will have the worst home [i.e., Hell].(52)

Word by word

  1. يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
  2. لَاlānot
  3. يَنفَعُyanfaʿuwill benefit
  4. ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoers
  5. مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ ۖmaʿdhiratuhumtheir excuse
  6. وَلَهُمُwalahumuand for them
  7. ٱللَّعْنَةُl-laʿnatu(is) the curse
  8. وَلَهُمْwalahumand for them
  9. سُوٓءُsūu(is the) worst
  10. ٱلدَّارِl-dārihome

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