سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 43
لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّمَا تَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَيْهِ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ دَعْوَةٌ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَلَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ مَرَدَّنَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأَنَّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ هُمْ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"No doubt you call me to (worship) one who cannot grant (me) my request (or respond to my invocation) in this world or in the Hereafter. And our return will be to Allâh, and Al-Musrifûn (i.e. polytheists and arrogants, those who commit great sins, the transgressors of Allâh’s set limits): they shall be the dwellers of the Fire!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَا
lā
No
جَرَمَ
jarama
doubt
أَنَّمَا
annamā
that what
تَدْعُونَنِىٓ
tadʿūnanī
you call me
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to it
لَيْسَ
laysa
not
لَهُۥ
lahu
for it
دَعْوَةٌۭ
daʿwatun
a claim
فِى
fī
in
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
the world
وَلَا
walā
and not
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
the Hereafter
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
مَرَدَّنَآ
maraddanā
our return
إِلَى
ilā
(is) to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ
l-mus'rifīna
the transgressors
هُمْ
hum
they
أَصْحَـٰبُ
aṣḥābu
(will be the) companions
ٱلنَّارِ
l-nāri
(of) the Fire
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
There is no doubt that that to which you invite me has no claim to be invoked in this world [56] or in the Hereafter. And our return is to Allah, and indeed, the transgressors are the companions of the Fire [57].
[56] This sentence can have several meanings. The first is the one that is clear from the translation. The second meaning is that neither in this world nor in the Hereafter do these things have the right for people to be invited to accept their divinity. The third is that people have forcibly made them gods, otherwise, they themselves neither claim divinity in this world nor will they rise on the Day of Judgment with the claim that "We too were gods; why were we not accepted as such?"
[57] Although exceeding the limits in any matter can be called "israf" (extravagance), here "musrifin" refers to those people who associate powerless creatures with Allah's powers and authority. Such extravagant ones are the very denizens of Hell who will never be forgiven.
[56] This sentence can have several meanings. The first is the one that is clear from the translation. The second meaning is that neither in this world nor in the Hereafter do these things have the right for people to be invited to accept their divinity. The third is that people have forcibly made them gods, otherwise, they themselves neither claim divinity in this world nor will they rise on the Day of Judgment with the claim that "We too were gods; why were we not accepted as such?"
[57] Although exceeding the limits in any matter can be called "israf" (extravagance), here "musrifin" refers to those people who associate powerless creatures with Allah's powers and authority. Such extravagant ones are the very denizens of Hell who will never be forgiven.
