سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 85
فَلَمْ يَكُ يَنفَعُهُمْ إِيمَـٰنُهُمْ لَمَّا رَأَوْا۟ بَأْسَنَا ۖ سُنَّتَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِى قَدْ خَلَتْ فِى عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿85﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then their Faith (in Islâmic Monotheism) could not avail them when they saw Our punishment. (Like) this has been the way of Allâh in dealing with His slaves. And there the disbelievers lost utterly (when Our Torment covered them).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمْ
falam
But did not
يَكُ
yaku
But did not
يَنفَعُهُمْ
yanfaʿuhum
benefit them
إِيمَـٰنُهُمْ
īmānuhum
their faith
لَمَّا
lammā
when
رَأَوْا۟
ra-aw
they saw
بَأْسَنَا ۖ
basanā
Our punishment
سُنَّتَ
sunnata
(Such is the) Way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ٱلَّتِى
allatī
which
قَدْ
qad
(has) indeed
خَلَتْ
khalat
preceded
فِى
fī
among
عِبَادِهِۦ ۖ
ʿibādihi
His slaves
وَخَسِرَ
wakhasira
And are lost
هُنَالِكَ
hunālika
there
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
l-kāfirūna
the disbelievers
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.
The tafsir of this ayah is included with the following verse(s).
