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Surah Ghafir, Verse 4

سورة غافر، الآية ٤

40:4 Juz 24 Hizb 47 Page 467 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 40:4

مَا يُجَٰدِلُ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَلَا يَغْرُرْكَ تَقَلُّبُهُمْ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ ۝٤

Transliteration

mā yujādilu fī āyāti l-lahi illā alladhīna kafarū falā yaghrur'ka taqallubuhum fī l-bilādi

Translation

No one disputes concerning the signs of Allāh except those who disbelieve, so be not deceived by their [uninhibited] movement throughout the land.

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Verse 4 of Surah Ghafir (40:4), a Meccan surah, is in juz 24, on page 467 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 4

Al-Mukhtasar

No one disputes about Allah’s signs that indicate to His Oneness and the truthfulness of His messengers except those who reject Allah due to their deficient intellects. Do not grieve over them and do not let the abundant provision and favours that they enjoy deceive you. Their being given respite is a means of gradually luring them into their own destruction.

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Other translations of verse 4

None disputes against the signs of Allah except those who disbelieve, so do not be deceived by their movements in the land.

None disputes in the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh but those who disbelieve. So let not their ability of going about here and there through the land (for their purposes) deceive you [O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, for their ultimate end will be the Fire of Hell]!

None argue concerning the revelations of Allah save those who disbelieve, so let not their turn of fortune in the land deceive thee (O Muhammad).

None can dispute about the Signs of Allah but the Unbelievers. Let not, then, their strutting about through the land deceive thee!

None dispute concerning the communications of Allah but those who disbelieve, therefore let not their going to and fro in the cities deceive you.

In no way does anyone dispute concerning the signs of Allah except the ones who disbelieve; so do not let their moving about in the lands delude you.

Verse 4 word by word

  1. مَا mā Not
  2. يُجَٰدِلُ yujādilu dispute ج د ل
  3. فِىٓ fī concerning
  4. ءَايَٰتِ āyāti (the) Verses أ ي ي
  5. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  6. إِلَّا illā except
  7. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
  8. كَفَرُوا۟ kafarū disbelieve ك ف ر
  9. فَلَا falā so (let) not
  10. يَغْرُرْكَ yaghrur'ka deceive you غ ر ر
  11. تَقَلُّبُهُمْ taqallubuhum their movement ق ل ب
  12. فِى fī in
  13. ٱلْبِلَٰدِ l-bilādi the cities ب ل د

Verses related to verse 4

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Ali ’Imran 3:196–197

    لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ …

    Be not deceived by the [uninhibited] movement of the disbelievers throughout the land. …

  • Luqman 31:24

    نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ

    We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them to a massive punishment.

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