Surah Ghafir Transliteration (The Forgiver), also known as Surah Al-Mu’min, is the 40th chapter of the Qur’an. This Makkan Surah consists of 85 verses and emphasizes Allah’s mercy, forgiveness, and the fate of those who reject His message. Learning and reflecting upon this Surah allows us to appreciate Allah’s attributes and strengthen our faith.
Full Surah Ghafir Transliteration










A’uthu billahi min ash-shaytan ir-rajim
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
- Ha Meem.
- Tanzilul Kitabi minallahi al-azeezi al-aleem.
- Ghaafiriz-zambi wa qabili at-tawbi shadeedil-iqaabi dhi at-tawli la ilaha illa huwa ilayhi al-maseer.
- Ma yujadilu fee ayatillahi illa alladheena kafaroo fala yaghurruka taqallubuhum fee al-bilad.
- Kathabat qablahum qawmu noohin wal-ahzaabu min ba’dihim wa hammat kullu ummatin birasoolihim liyakhuthoohu wa jadaloo bil-baatili liyudhidoo bihi al-haqqa fa-akhadhtuhum fakayfa kana ‘iqab.
- Wa kadhālika haqqat kalimatu rabbika ‘ala alladheena kafaroo annahum as-haabu an-Naar.
- Alladheena yahmiloona al-‘arsha wa man hawlahu yusabbihoona bihamdi rabbihim wa yu’minoona bihi wa yastaghfiroona lilladheena aamanoo rabbana wasi’ta kulla shay’in rahmatan wa ‘ilman faghfir lilladheena taboo wattaba’oo sabeelaka wa qihim ‘adhaba al-jaheem.
- Rabbana wa adkhilhum jannati ‘adninil-latee wa’attahum wa man salaha min aba’ihim wa azwajihim wa dhurriyyatihim innaka anta al-‘azeezu al-hakeem.
- Waqihimu as-sayyi-aat wa man taqi as-sayyi-aat yawma-idhin faqad rahimtah wa dhalika huwa al-fawzu al-‘azheem.
- Inna alladheena kafaroo yunadawna la-maqtullahi akbaru min maqtikum anfusakum idh tud’awna ila al-eemani fatakfuroon.
- Qaloo rabbana amattana ithnatayni wa ahyaytana ithnatayni fa’tarafna bidhunoobina fahal ila khuroojin min sabeel.
- Dhalikum bi-annahu idha du’iya Allahu wahdahu kafartum wa in yushrak bihi tu’minoo fa al-hukmu lillahi al-‘aliyyi al-kabeer.
- Huwa alladhee yureekum ayatihi wa yunazzilu lakum mina as-sama’i rizqan wa ma yatadhakkaru illa man yuneeb.
- Fad’oo Allaha mukhliseena lahu ad-deena walaw kariha al-kaafiroon.
- Rafee’u ad-darajati dhu al-‘arshi yulqee ar-rooha min amrihi ‘ala man yashaa’u min ‘ibadihi liyundhira yawma at-talaaq.
- Yawma hum barizoon la yakhfa ‘ala Allahi minhum shay’un limani al-mulku al-yawma lillahi al-waahidi al-qahhar.
- Al-yawma tujzaa kullu nafsin bima kasabat la thulma al-yawma inna Allaha saree’u al-hisaab.
- Wa andhirhum yawma al-azifati idhi alquloobu lada al-hanajiri kazimeena ma li ad-dhalimeena min hameemin wa la shafee’in yutaa’.
- Ya’lamu kha’inata al-a’yuni wa ma tukhfi as-sudoor.
- Wa Allahi yaqdee bil-haqqi wa alladheena yad’oona min doonihi la yaqdoona bishay’in inna Allaha huwa as-samee’u al-baseer.
- Awa lam yaseeroo fee al-ardi fayanthuroo kayfa kana ‘aaqibatu alladheena kanoo min qablihim kanoo hum ashadda minhum quwwatan wa atharan fee al-ardi fa-akhadhahumu Allahu bidhunoobihim wa ma kana lahum min Allahi min waaq.
- Dhalika bi-annuhum kanat ta’teehim rusuluhum bil-bayyinat fakafaroo fa-akhadhahumu Allahu innahu qawiyyun shadeedu al-‘iqab.
- Wa laqad arsalna Moosa bi-ayatina wa sultanin mubeen.
- Ila fir’awna wa haamaana wa qaroona fa-qaloo saahirun kaththab.
- Falamma jaa’ahum bil-haqqi min ‘indina qaloo uqtuloo abnaa’ alladheena aamanoo ma’ahu wa astahyee nisa’ahum wa ma kaydu al-kaafireena illa fee dalaal.
- Wa qala fir’awnu dharooni aqtul Moosa wa li yad’u rabbahu innee akhafu an yubaddila deenakum aw an yuthhira fee al-ardi al-fasad.
- Wa qala Moosa innee ‘udhtu birabbee wa rabbikum min kulli mutakabbirin la yu’minu biyawmi al-hisaab.
- Wa qala rajulun mu’minun min ali fir’awna yaktumu eemaanahu a-taqtuloona rajulan an yaqoola rabbiyya Allah wa qad jaa’akum bil-bayyinat min rabbikum wa in yaku kathiban fa ‘alayhi kathibuhu wa in yaku saadiqan yusibkum ba’du alladhee ya’idukum inna Allaha la yahdee man huwa musrifun kaththab.
- Ya qawmi lakumu al-mulku al-yawma thahireena fee al-ardi fa man yansuruna min ba’si Allahi in jaa’ana qala fir’awnu ma ureekum illa ma ara wa ma ahdeekum illa sabeela ar-rashad.
- Wa qala alladhee amana ya qawmi innee akhafu ‘alaykum mithla yawmi al-ahzaab.
- Mithla da’bi qawmi noohin wa ‘aadin wa thamooda wa alladheena min ba’dihim wa ma Allahu yureedu dhulman lil-‘ibad.
- Wa ya qawmi innee akhafu ‘alaykum yawma at-tanad.
- Yawma tuwalloona mudbireena ma lakum min Allahi min ‘asimin wa man yudlil Allahu fama lahu min haad.
- Walaqad jaa’akum Yoosufu min qablu bil-bayyinat fa ma zilttum fee shakkin mimma jaa’akum bihi hatta idha halaka qultum lan yab’atha Allahu min ba’dihi rasoolan kathalika yudhillu Allahu man huwa musrifun murtab.
- Alladheena yujadiloona fee ayatillahi bighayri sultanin atahum kabura maqtan ‘inda Allahi wa ‘inda alladheena amanoo kathalika yatba’u Allahu ‘ala kulli qalbin mutakabbirin jabbar.
- Wa qala fir’awnu ya haamanu ibni lee sarhan la’allee ablughul-asbaab.
- Asbaaba as-samawati fa attali’a ila ilaahi Moosa wa innee la azunnuhu kathiban wa kathalika zuyyina lifir’awna soo’u ‘amalihi wa sudda ‘an as-sabeel wa ma kaydu fir’awna illa fee tabaab.
- Wa qala alladhee amana ya qawmi attabi’ooni ahdikum sabeela ar-rashad.
- Ya qawmi innama hathihi al-hayatu ad-dunya mataa’un wa inna al-akhirata hiya daru al-qaraar.
- Man ‘amila sayyi’atan fala yujza illa mithlaha wa man ‘amila salihan min thakarin aw untha wa huwa mu’minun fa-ulaa’ika yadkhuloon al-jannata yurzaqoona feeha bighayri hisaab.
- Wa ya qawmi ma li ad’ookum ila an-najati wa tad’oonani ila an-Naar.
- Tad’oonani li akfura billahi wa ushrika bihi ma laysa lee bihi ‘ilmun wa ana ad’ookum ila al-‘azeezi al-ghaffar.
- La jarama annama tad’oonani ilayhi laysa lahu da’wahun fee ad-dunya wa la fee al-akhirah wa anna maraddana ila Allah wa anna al-musrifeena hum as-haabu an-Naar.
- Fasatadhkuroona ma aqoolu lakum wa ufawwidu amree ila Allah inna Allaha baseerun bil-‘ibad.
- Fa waqahu Allahu sayyi’ati ma makaroo wa haaqa bi-ali fir’awna soo’u al-‘adhab.
- An-Naaru yu’radoona ‘alayha ghuduwwan wa ‘ashiyya wa yawma taqoomu as-sa’atu adkhiloo ala fir’awna ashadda al-‘adhab.
- Wa idh yatahaajjoona fee an-Naar fa yaqoolu ad-du’afaa’u lilladheena istakbaroo inna kunna lakum taba’an fahal antum mughnoona ‘anna naseeban mina an-Naar.
- Qala alladheena istakbaroo inna kullun feeha inna Allahu qad hakama bayna al-‘ibad.
- Wa qala alladheena fee an-Naar li khazanati jahannama id’oo rabbakum yukhaffif ‘anna yawman mina al-‘adhab.
- Qaloo awa lam taku ta’teekum rusulukum bil-bayyinat qaloo bala qaloo fad’oo wa ma du’aoo al-kafireena illa fee dalaal.
- Inna lanansuru rusulana wa alladheena aamanoo fee al-hayati ad-dunya wa yawma yaqoomu al-ashhad.
- Yawma la yanfa’u ath-thalimeena ma’adhiratuhum wa lahumu al-la’natu wa lahum soo’u ad-dar.
- Walaqad aatayna Moosa al-huda wa awrathna bani isra’ila al-kitab.
- Hudan wa dhikra li ulil-albab.
- Fasbir inna wa’da Allahi haqqun wastaghfir lithanbika wa sabbih bihamdi rabbika bil-‘ashiyyi wa al-ibkar.
- Inna alladheena yujadiloona fee ayati Allahi bighayri sultanin atahum in fee sudoorihim illa kibrun ma hum bibaligheehi fa ista’idh billahi innahu huwa as-samee’u al-baseer.
- La khalqu as-samawati wa al-ardi akbaru min khalqi an-naasi wa lakinna akthara an-naasi la ya’lamoon.
- Wa ma yastawi al-a’ma wa al-baseeru wa alladheena aamanoo wa ‘amiloo as-salihati wa la al-musee’u qaleelan ma tatadhakkaroon.
- Inna as-sa’ata la aatiyatun la rayba feeha wa lakinna akthara an-naasi la yu’minoon.
- Wa qala rabbukumu id’ooni astajib lakum inna alladheena yastakbiroona ‘an ‘ibadatee sayadkhuloona jahannama dakhireen.
- Allahu alladhee ja’ala lakumu al-layla litaskunoo feehi wa an-nahara mubsira inna Allahu ladhu fadlin ‘ala an-naasi wa lakinna akthara an-naasi la yashkuroon.
- Dhalikum Allahu rabbukum khaliqu kulli shay’in la ilaha illa huwa fa anna tu’fakoon.
- Kathalika yu’faku alladheena kanoo bi-ayati Allahi yajhadoon.
- Allahu alladhee ja’ala lakumu al-arda qararan wa as-sama’a bina’an wa sawwarakum fa ahsana suwarakum wa razaqakum mina at-tayyibati dhalikum Allahu rabbukum fatabaraka Allahu rabbul-‘alameen.
- Huwa al-hayyu la ilaha illa huwa fad’oo bihi mukhliseena lahu ad-deen al-hamdu lillahi rabbil-‘alameen.
- Qul inni nuheetu an a’bud alladheena tad’oon min dooni Allahi lamma jaa’ani al-bayyinat min rabbee wa umirtu an uslima lirabbi al-‘alameen.
- Huwa alladhee khalaqakum min turabin thumma min nutfatin thumma min ‘alaqatin thumma yukhrijukum tiflan thumma litablughoo ashuddakum thumma litakoonoo shuyookhan wa minkum man yutawaffa min qablu walitablughoo ajalan musamman wala’allakum ta’qiloon.
- Huwa alladhee yuhyee wa yumeetu fa idha qada amran fa innama yaqoolu lahu kun fayakoon.
- Alam tara ila alladheena yujadiloona fee ayati Allahi anna yusrafoon.
- Alladheena kaththaboo bil-kitab wa bima arsalna bihi rusulana fasawfa ya’lamoon.
- Idhil-aghlala fee a’naaqihim wa as-salasil yushaboon.
- Fee al-hameemi thumma fee an-Nari yusjaroon.
- Thumma qeela lahum ayna ma kuntum tushrikoon.
- Min dooni Allahi qaloo dalloo ‘anna bal lam nakun nad’oo min qablu shay’an kathalika yudillu Allahu al-kafireen.
- Dhalikum bima kuntum tafrahoona fee al-ardi bighayri al-haqqi wa bima kuntum tamrahoon.
- Udkhuloo abwaba jahannama khalideena feeha fabi’sa mathwa al-mutakabbireen.
- Fasbir inna wa’da Allahi haqqun fa-imma nuriyannaka ba’da alladhee na’iduhum aw natawaffayannaka fa-ilayna yurja’oon.
- Walaqad arsalna rusulan min qablika minhum man qasasna ‘alayka wa minhum man lam naqusus ‘alayka wa ma kana li rasoolin an ya’tiya bi-ayatin illa bi-ithni Allah fa-idha jaa’a amru Allahi qudiya bil-haqqi wa khasira hunaalika al-mubtiloon.
- Allahu alladhee ja’ala lakumu al-an’ama litarkaboo minha wa minha ta’kuloon.
- Walakum feeha manafi’u wa litablughoo ‘alayha haajatan fee sudoorikum wa ‘alayha wa ‘ala al-fulki tuhmaloon.
- Wa yureekum ayatihi fa-ayyoo ayati Allahi tunkiroon.
- Afalam yaseeroo fee al-ardi fayanthuroo kayfa kana ‘aaqibatu alladheena min qablihim kanoo akthara minhum wa ashadda quwwatan wa atharan fee al-ardi fama aghna ‘anhum ma kanoo yaksiboon.
- Falamma jaa’at-hum rusuluhum bil-bayyinat farihoo bima ‘indahum min al-‘ilmi wa haaqa bihim ma kanoo bihi yastahzi’oon.
- Falamma ra’aw ba’sana qaloo amanna billahi wahdahu wa kafarna bima kunna bihi mushrikeen.
- Falam yaku yanfa’uhum eemaanuhum lamma ra’aw ba’sana sunnata Allahi allatee qad khalat fee ‘ibadihi wa khasira hunaalika al-kafiroon.
Translation of Selected Verses
- Ha, Meem.
- The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing.
- The Forgiver of sin, the Accepter of repentance, the Severe in punishment, the Possessor of abundance.
- No one disputes concerning the signs of Allah except those who disbelieve…
Benefits of Surah Ghafir
- Highlights Allah’s Forgiveness: Encourages believers to seek Allah’s mercy and forgiveness.
- Warns Against Arrogance: Reflects the consequences of rejecting Allah’s guidance.
- Teaches Lessons from History: Provides examples from past nations to inspire obedience and faith.
- Encourages Supplication: Stresses the importance of turning to Allah in times of need.
How to Memorize and Recite Surah Ghafir
Tips for Memorization
- Divide and Conquer: Memorize a few verses daily to make the task manageable.
- Repeat Often: Regular repetition ensures long-term retention.
- Understand the Meaning: Learning the translation helps you connect deeply with the verses.
Steps for Recitation
- Learn Proper Tajweed: Follow Tajweed rules to ensure correct pronunciation.
- Practice with Audio: Listen to recitations by renowned Qaris to refine your skills.
- Recite in Salah: Incorporate the Surah in your prayers to solidify memorization.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- What is the meaning of “Ghafir”?
“Ghafir” means “The Forgiver,” highlighting Allah’s attribute of forgiveness. - Why is Surah Ghafir also called Surah Al-Mu’min?
It is named after the believer mentioned in verse 28 who advises Pharaoh’s people to accept Allah’s message. - How many verses are in Surah Ghafir?
The Surah consists of 85 verses. - What are the main themes of Surah Ghafir?
The themes include Allah’s forgiveness, lessons from history, and warnings against arrogance. - How can I memorize Surah Ghafir?
Divide the Surah into smaller sections, practice daily, and listen to recitations for guidance. - What are the benefits of reciting Surah Ghafir?
It instills hope in Allah’s mercy, encourages repentance, and strengthens faith. - Is there a specific time to recite Surah Ghafir?
While it can be recited at any time, it is particularly beneficial for reflection and seeking forgiveness. - Can I learn Surah Ghafir for free?
Yes, we offer free resources to help you learn and understand Surah Ghafir and other Qur’anic chapters. - What lessons can we learn from Surah Ghafir?
The Surah teaches reliance on Allah, humility, and the importance of sincere supplication. - How does Surah Ghafir encourage supplication?
It highlights Allah’s response to prayers and emphasizes His mercy towards those who turn to Him.
Conclusion
Surah Ghafir is a profound chapter that emphasizes Allah’s mercy, forgiveness, and the consequences of rejecting His guidance. By learning and reflecting on this Surah, believers can strengthen their faith and gain a deeper understanding of Allah’s message.
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