Surah Ghafir 40:41 — translation and meaning
غافر · Verse 41 / 85 · Page 472
وَيَا قَوْمِ مَا لِي أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى النَّجَاةِ وَتَدْعُونَنِي إِلَى النَّارِ
Word by Word
وَيَا قَوْمِ
wayaqawmi
And O my people!
مَا
ma
How (is it)
لِي
li
for me
أَدْعُوكُمْ
ad'ukum
(that) I call you
إِلَى
ila
to
النَّجَاةِ
al-najati
the salvation
وَتَدْعُونَنِي
watad'unani
while you call me
إِلَى
ila
to
النَّارِ
al-nari
the Fire!
Transliteration
Wa yaa qawmi maa leee ad'ookum ilan najaati wa tad'oonaneee ilan Naar
Translation
And O my people, how is it that I invite you to salvation while you invite me to the Fire?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
O people, why is it that I call you towards salvation from loss in the worldly life and the Hereafter by bringing faith in Allah and good actions, but you call me to enter the fire by asking me to disbelieve in Allah and disobey Him?
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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