Surah Ghafir (غافر) • The Forgiver

Quran 40:41

40:41

۞ وَيَـٰقَوْمِ مَا لِىٓ أَدْعُوكُمْ إِلَى ٱلنَّجَوٰةِ وَتَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ

wayāqawmi mā lī adʿūkum ilā l-najati watadʿūnanī ilā l-nāri

And O my people, how is it that I invite you to salvation while you invite me to the Fire?

— Saheeh International

My people, why do I call you to salvation when you call me to the Fire?

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

"And O my people! How is it that I call you to salvation while you call me to the Fire!

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

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۞ وَيَـٰقَوْمِwayāqawmiAnd O my people
مَاmāWhat (is)
لِىٓlīfor me
أَدْعُوكُمْadʿūkum(that) I call you
إِلَىilāto
ٱلنَّجَوٰةِl-najatithe salvation
وَتَدْعُونَنِىٓwatadʿūnanīwhile you call me
إِلَىilāto
ٱلنَّارِl-nārithe Fire