Surah Ghafir 40:56 — translation and meaning

غافر · Verse 56 / 85 · Page 473

ۚ ۖ ۙ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُجَادِلُونَ فِي آيَاتِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَانٍ أَتَاهُمْ إِن فِي صُدُورِهِمْ إِلَّا كِبْرٌ مَّا هُم بِبَالِغِيهِ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ

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ۚ
ۖ
ۙ
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يُجَادِلُونَ
yujadiluna
dispute
فِي
fi
concerning
آيَاتِ
ayati
(the) Signs
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
سُلْطَانٍ
sul'tanin
any authority
أَتَاهُمْ
atahum
(which) came to them
إِن
in
not
فِي
fi
(is) in
صُدُورِهِمْ
sudurihim
their breasts
إِلَّا
illa
but
كِبْرٌ
kib'run
greatness
مَّا
ma
not
هُم
hum
they
بِبَالِغِيهِ
bibalighihi
(can) reach it
فَاسْتَعِذْ
fa-is'ta'idh
So seek refuge
بِاللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
إِنَّهُ
innahu
Indeed He
هُوَ
huwa
He
السَّمِيعُ
al-sami'u
(is) the All-Hearer
الْبَصِيرُ
al-basiru
the All-Seer

Transliteration

Innal lazeena yujaadi loona feee Aayaatil laahi bighairi sultaanin ataahum in fee sudoorihim illaa kibrum maa hum bibaaligheeh; fasta'iz billaahi innahoo Huwas Samee'ul Baseer

Translation

Indeed, those who dispute concerning the signs of Allah without [any] authority having come to them - there is not within their breasts except pride, [the extent of] which they cannot reach. So seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, it is He who is the Hearing, the Seeing.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Those who dispute the signs of Allah, striving to refute them without any evidence, do so only because of arrogance to it and a desire for dominance (in this world). They will never achieve their goal of dominance so hold firm, O Messenger, to Allah. It is He who is Hearing of the servants’ statements, Seeing their actions. None of it will escape Him and He will reward them for it.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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