Ghafir Verse 5 | 40:5

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَّالْاَحْزَابُ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۖوَهَمَّتْ كُلُّ اُمَّةٍۢ بِرَسُوْلِهِمْ لِيَأْخُذُوْهُ وَجَادَلُوْا بِالْبَاطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا بِهِ الْحَقَّ فَاَخَذْتُهُمْ ۗفَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ ( غافر: ٥ )

kadhabat

كَذَّبَتْ

Denied

qablahum

قَبْلَهُمْ

before them

qawmu

قَوْمُ

(the) people

nūḥin

نُوحٍ

(of) Nuh

wal-aḥzābu

وَٱلْأَحْزَابُ

and the factions

min

مِنۢ

after them

baʿdihim

بَعْدِهِمْۖ

after them

wahammat

وَهَمَّتْ

and plotted

kullu

كُلُّ

every

ummatin

أُمَّةٍۭ

nation

birasūlihim

بِرَسُولِهِمْ

against their Messenger

liyakhudhūhu

لِيَأْخُذُوهُۖ

to seize him

wajādalū

وَجَٰدَلُوا۟

and they disputed

bil-bāṭili

بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ

by falsehood

liyud'ḥiḍū

لِيُدْحِضُوا۟

to refute

bihi

بِهِ

thereby

l-ḥaqa

ٱلْحَقَّ

the truth

fa-akhadhtuhum

فَأَخَذْتُهُمْۖ

So I seized them

fakayfa

فَكَيْفَ

Then how

kāna

كَانَ

was

ʿiqābi

عِقَابِ

My penalty?

Kazzabat qablahum qawmu Noohinw wal Ahzaabu mim ba'dihim wa hammat kullu ummatim bi Rasoolihim liyaa khuzoobhu wa jaadaloo bilbaatili liyudhidoo bihil haqqa fa akhaztuhum fakifa kaana 'iqaab (Ghāfir 40:5)

Sahih International:

The people of Noah denied before them and the [disbelieving] factions after them, and every nation intended [a plot] for their messenger to seize him, and they disputed by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth. So I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty. (Ghafir [40] : 5)

1 Mufti Taqi Usmani

Before these, the people of NūH and the groups after them had rejected (the messengers). Every group intended to seize their messenger, and raised disputes on the basis of falsehood, so that they might refute the truth with it, hence I seized them. So, how was My punishment?

2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

3 Ruwwad Translation Center

4 A. J. Arberry

5 Abdul Haleem

6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi

7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali

8 Abul Ala Maududi

9 Ahmed Ali

10 Ahmed Raza Khan

11 Ali Quli Qarai

12 Ali Ünal

Before them the people of Noah denied (God’s Revelations and signs), and so did the communities who came after them (and who have been mentioned in the Qur’an). Every community plotted against the Messenger sent to them to capture him (then kill or expel him), and they struggled (against God’s Message) with falsehood, so as to render the truth void thereby; but then I seized them, and (see) how was My retribution!

13 Amatul Rahman Omar

The people of Noah cried lies (to Our Messages) before these (disbelievers) and (so did) various other groups after them (- the people of Noah). And every community strove to seize their Messenger (of God) with a mind to destroy his mission. And they had begun arguing (with him) by means of false reasoning that they might thereby refute the truth. At this I seized them (with punishment). Behold! how (terrible) was My retribution (as a sequel to their evil deeds.

14 English Literal

15 Faridul Haque

16 Hamid S. Aziz

17 Hilali & Khan

18 Maulana Mohammad Ali

19 Mohammad Habib Shakir

20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

21 Muhammad Sarwar

22 Qaribullah & Darwish

23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

24 Wahiduddin Khan

25 Talal Itani

26 Tafsir jalalayn

27 Tafseer Ibn Kathir

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ

The people of Nuh denied before these;

Nuh was the first Messenger whom Allah sent to denounce and forbid idol worship.

وَالاْاَحْزَابُ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ

and the groups after them, (means, from every nation).

وَهَمَّتْ كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ بِرَسُولِهِمْ لِيَأْخُذُوهُ

and every (disbelieving) nation plotted against their Messenger to seize him,

means, they wanted to kill him by any means possible, and some of them did kill their Messenger.

وَجَادَلُوا بِالْبَاطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا بِهِ الْحَقَّ

and disputed by means of falsehood to refute therewith the truth.

means, they came up with specious arguments with which to dispute the truth which was so plain and clear.

فَأَخَذْتُهُمْ

So I seized them,

means, `I destroyed them, because of the sins they committed.'

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ

and how was My punishment!

means, `how have you heard that My punishment and vengeance was so severe and painful.'

Qatadah said,

"It was terrible, by Allah."

وَكَذَلِكَ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ