Surah Ghafir 40:84 — translation and meaning
غافر · Verse 84 / 85 · Page 476
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا بَأْسَنَا قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ وَكَفَرْنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِ مُشْرِكِينَ
Word by Word
فَلَمَّا
falamma
So when
رَأَوْا
ra-aw
they saw
بَأْسَنَا
basana
Our punishment
قَالُوا
qalu
they said
آمَنَّا
amanna
We believe
بِاللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَحْدَهُ
wahdahu
Alone
وَكَفَرْنَا
wakafarna
and we disbelieve
بِمَا
bima
in what
كُنَّا
kunna
we used (to)
بِهِ
bihi
with Him
مُشْرِكِينَ
mush'rikina
associate
Transliteration
Falammaa ra aw baasanaa qaalooo aamannaa billaahi wahdahoo wa kafarnaa bimaa kunnaa bihee mushrikeen
Translation
And when they saw Our punishment, they said," We believe in Allah alone and disbelieve in that which we used to associate with Him."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Then, when they saw My punishment they began confessing, at a time when no confession would benefit them, saying, “We bring faith upon Allah alone, and reject whatever partners and idols we would worship instead of Him.”
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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