Quran 40:75 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 75
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
all because on earth you revelled in untruth and ran wild.
ذَٰلِكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَمْرَحُونَ
dhālikum bimā kuntum tafraḥūna fī l-arḍi bighayri l-ḥaqi wabimā kuntum tamraḥūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- 'That is because you rejoiced in the earth without right, and were exultant.
- Muhammad Asad
- this is an outcome of your having arrogantly exulted on earth without any [concern for what is] right, and of your having been so full of self-conceit!
- Sahih International
- [The angels will say], "That was because you used to exult upon the earth without right and you used to behave insolently.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ذَٰلِكُمdhālikum | That was | — |
| 2 | بِمَاbimā | because | — |
| 3 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you used to | كون |
| 4 | تَفْرَحُونَtafraḥūna | rejoice | فرح |
| 5 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 6 | ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 7 | بِغَيْرِbighayri | without | غير |
| 8 | ٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqi | right | حقق |
| 9 | وَبِمَاwabimā | and because | — |
| 10 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you used to | كون |
| 11 | تَمْرَحُونَtamraḥūna | be insolent | مرح |