Surah Ghafir (غافر) • The Forgiver

Quran 40:37

40:37

أَسْبَـٰبَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَـٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُّهُۥ كَـٰذِبًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَصُدَّ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۚ وَمَا كَيْدُ فِرْعَوْنَ إِلَّا فِى تَبَابٍ

asbāba l-samāwāti fa-aṭṭaliʿa ilā ilāhi mūsā wa-innī la-aẓunnuhu kādhiban wakadhālika zuyyina lifir'ʿawna sūu ʿamalihi waṣudda ʿani l-sabīli wamā kaydu fir'ʿawna illā fī tabābin

The ways into the heavens - so that I may look at the deity of Moses; but indeed, I think he is a liar." And thus was made attractive to Pharaoh the evil of his deed, and he was averted from the [right] way. And the plan of Pharaoh was not except in ruin.

— Saheeh International

to the heavens to look for this God of Moses. I am convinced that he is lying.’ In this way the evil of Pharaoh’s deed was made alluring to him and he was barred from the right path- his scheming led only to ruin.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

"The ways of the heavens, and I may look upon the Ilâh (God) of Mûsâ (Moses): But verily, I think him to be a liar." Thus it was made fair-seeming, in Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) eyes, the evil of his deeds, and he was hindered from the (Right) Path; and the plot of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) led to nothing but loss and destruction (for him).

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

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أَسْبَـٰبَasbāba(The) ways
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(to) the heavens
فَأَطَّلِعَfa-aṭṭaliʿaso I may look
إِلَىٰٓilāat
إِلَـٰهِilāhi(the) God
مُوسَىٰmūsā(of) Musa
وَإِنِّىwa-innīand indeed, I
لَأَظُنُّهُۥla-aẓunnuhu[I] surely think him
كَـٰذِبًۭاۚkādhiban(to be) a liar
وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
زُيِّنَzuyyinawas made fair-seeming
لِفِرْعَوْنَlifir'ʿawnato Firaun
سُوٓءُsūu(the) evil
عَمَلِهِۦʿamalihi(of) his deed
وَصُدَّwaṣuddaand he was averted
عَنِʿanifrom
ٱلسَّبِيلِۚl-sabīlithe way
وَمَاwamāAnd not
كَيْدُkaydu(was the) plot
فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawna(of) Firaun
إِلَّاillāexcept
فِىfīin
تَبَابٍۢtabābinruin