غافر
Ghafir
Surah 40
Verse 31
غافر
The Forgiver • makkah
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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
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40:31
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
And he who believed said: “O my people, I fear for you something like the day of the parties,
English - Five Volume Translation
And he who believed said: “O my people, I fear for you the like of the day of destruction of the parties,[3518]
Important Words:
یوم (day) of which the plural is ایام means, time absolutely; day from sunrise to sunset; present time; now, etc. (1:4). ایام العرب means, the contests and fights of the Arabs. ابن الایام means, a person who is well acquainted with the conditions and circumstances of the time. ایام الله means, the favours and punishments of God (Aqrab). See also 1:4 and 14:6.
احزاب (parties) is the plural of حزب which means, a party or company of men and here signifies the parties who opposed the Prophets of God in their respective times. "The day of the parties" signifies the day when they met their doom.
English - Short Commentary Translation
And he who believed said, ‘O my people, I fear for you something like the day of destruction of the great peoples of the past;