سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ

Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 48

The Forgiver · Meccan · Juz 24 · Page 472

قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ إِنَّا كُلٌّ فِيهَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ حَكَمَ بَيْنَ ٱلْعِبَادِ ﴿48﴾
Those who were arrogant will say: "We are all (together) in this (Fire)! Verily, Allâh has judged between (His) slaves!"
قَالَ qāla Will say
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who
ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ is'takbarū (were) arrogant
إِنَّا innā Indeed, we
كُلٌّۭ kullun all
فِيهَآ fīhā (are) in it
إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
قَدْ qad certainly
حَكَمَ ḥakama has judged
بَيْنَ bayna between
ٱلْعِبَادِ l-ʿibādi (His) slaves

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48. Those who were arrogant will say: "We are all in it together. Indeed, Allah has already judged [62] between the servants."

[62] The prominent individuals will reply that now whatever was to happen has happened. The punishment that Allah Almighty has decreed for each person cannot be lessened or increased.