Quran 40:34

Surah Al-Ghaafir, Verse 34

Juz 24 · Page 471 · Ruku 407 · Meccan

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ يُوسُفُ مِن قَبْلُ بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَمَا زِلْتُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّمَّا جَآءَكُم بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا هَلَكَ قُلْتُمْ لَن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ رَسُولًا كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَنْ هُوَ مُسْرِفٌ مُّرْتَابٌ

Word by word

وَلَقَدْ walaqad And indeed جَآءَكُمْ jāakum came to you يُوسُفُ yūsufu Yusuf مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ bil-bayināti with clear proofs فَمَا famā but not زِلْتُمْ zil'tum you ceased فِى fī in شَكٍّۢ shakkin doubt مِّمَّا mimmā about what جَآءَكُم jāakum he brought to you بِهِۦ ۖ bihi [with it] حَتَّىٰٓ ḥattā until إِذَا idhā when هَلَكَ halaka he died قُلْتُمْ qul'tum you said لَن lan Never يَبْعَثَ yabʿatha will Allah raise ٱللَّهُ l-lahu will Allah raise مِنۢ min after him بَعْدِهِۦ baʿdihi after him رَسُولًۭا ۚ rasūlan a Messenger كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus يُضِلُّ yuḍillu Allah lets go astray ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah lets go astray مَنْ man who هُوَ huwa [he] مُسْرِفٌۭ mus'rifun (is) a transgressor مُّرْتَابٌ mur'tābun a doubter

Transliteration

Walaqad jaakum yoosufu min qablu bilbayyinatifama ziltum fee shakkin mimma jaakum bihi hattaitha halaka qultum lan yabAAatha Allahu minbaAAdihi rasoolan kathalika yudillu Allahuman huwa musrifun murtab

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And verily Joseph brought you of old clear proofs, yet ye ceased not to be in doubt concerning what he brought you till, when he died, ye said: Allah will not send any messenger after him. Thus Allah deceiveth him who is a prodigal, a doubter.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"And to you there came Joseph in times gone by, with Clear Signs, but ye ceased not to doubt of the (Mission) for which he had come: At length, when he died, ye said: 'No messenger will Allah send after him.' thus doth Allah leave to stray such as transgress and live in doubt,-

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

وقوله : ( ولقد جاءكم يوسف من قبل بالبينات ) يعني : أهل مصر ، قد بعث الله فيهم رسولا من قبل موسى ، وهو يوسف - عليه السلام - كان عزيز أهل مصر ، وكان رسولا يدعو إلى الله أمته القبط ، فما أطاعوه تلك الساعة إلا لمجرد الوزارة والجاه الدنيوي ; ولهذا قال : ( فما زلتم في شك مما جاءكم به حتى إذا هلك قلتم لن يبعث الله من بعده رسولا ) أي : يئستم فقلتم طامعين : ( لن يبعث الله من بعده رسولا ) وذلك لكفرهم وتكذيبهم ( كذلك يضل الله من هو مسرف مرتاب ) أي : كحالكم هذا .