Quran 40:4 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 4
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
It is only the disbelievers who dispute God’s revelations. [Prophet], do not be dazzled by their movements back and forth across the land.
مَا يُجَادِلُ فِي آيَاتِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَلَا يَغْرُرْكَ تَقَلُّبُهُمْ فِي الْبِلَادِ
mā yujādilu fī āyāti l-lahi illā alladhīna kafarū falā yaghrur'ka taqallubuhum fī l-bilādi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- None but the unbelievers dispute concerning the signs of God; so let not their going to and fro in the land delude thee.
- Muhammad Asad
- NONE BUT THOSE who are bent on denying the truth would call God’s messages in question. But let it not deceive thee that they seem to be able to do as they please on earth:
- Sahih International
- No one disputes concerning the signs of Allāh except those who disbelieve, so be not deceived by their [uninhibited] movement throughout the land.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَاmā | Not | — |
| 2 | يُجَـٰدِلُyujādilu | dispute | جدل |
| 3 | فِىٓfī | concerning | — |
| 4 | ءَايَـٰتِāyāti | (the) Verses | أيي |
| 5 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 6 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 7 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 8 | كَفَرُوا۟kafarū | disbelieve | كفر |
| 9 | فَلَاfalā | so (let) not | — |
| 10 | يَغْرُرْكَyaghrur'ka | deceive you | غرر |
| 11 | تَقَلُّبُهُمْtaqallubuhum | their movement | قلب |
| 12 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 13 | ٱلْبِلَـٰدِl-bilādi | the cities | بلد |