Surah Ghafir (غافر) • The Forgiver

Quran 40:11

40:11

قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَمَتَّنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَٱعْتَرَفْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا فَهَلْ إِلَىٰ خُرُوجٍ مِّن سَبِيلٍ

qālū rabbanā amattanā ith'natayni wa-aḥyaytanā ith'natayni fa-iʿ'tarafnā bidhunūbinā fahal ilā khurūjin min sabīlin

They will say, "Our Lord, You made us lifeless twice and gave us life twice, and we have confessed our sins. So is there to an exit any way?"

— Saheeh International

They will say, ‘Our Lord, twice You have caused us to be lifeless and twice You have brought us to life. Now we recognize our sins. Is there any way out?’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They will say: "Our Lord! You have made us to die twice (i.e. we were dead in the loins of our fathers and dead after our life in this world), and You have given us life twice (i.e. life when we were born and life when we are Resurrected)! Now we confess our sins, then is there any way to get out (of the Fire)?" (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi,)

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

قَالُوا۟qālūThey (will) say
رَبَّنَآrabbanāOur Lord
أَمَتَّنَاamattanāYou gave us death
ٱثْنَتَيْنِith'nataynitwice
وَأَحْيَيْتَنَاwa-aḥyaytanāand You gave us life
ٱثْنَتَيْنِith'nataynitwice
فَٱعْتَرَفْنَاfa-iʿ'tarafnāand we confess
بِذُنُوبِنَاbidhunūbināour sins
فَهَلْfahalSo is (there)
إِلَىٰilāto
خُرُوجٍۢkhurūjinget out
مِّنminany
سَبِيلٍۢsabīlinway