Surah Ghafir (غافر) • The Forgiver

Quran 40:55

40:55

فَٱصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنۢبِكَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَـٰرِ

fa-iṣ'bir inna waʿda l-lahi ḥaqqun wa-is'taghfir lidhanbika wasabbiḥ biḥamdi rabbika bil-ʿashiyi wal-ib'kāri

So be patient, [O Muḥammad]. Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth. And ask forgiveness for your sin and exalt [Allāh] with praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning.

— Saheeh International

So be patient, Prophet, for what God has promised is sure to come. Ask forgiveness for your sins; praise your Lord morning and evening.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

So be patient (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم). Verily, the Promise of Allâh is true, and ask forgiveness for your fault and glorify the praises of your Lord in the ‘Ashî (i.e. the time period after the midnoon till sunset) and in the Ibkâr (i.e. the time period from early morning or sunrise till before midnoon) [it is said that, that means the five compulsory congregational Salât (prayers) or the ‘Asr and Fajr prayers].

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

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Word by Word

فَٱصْبِرْfa-iṣ'birSo be patient
إِنَّinnaindeed
وَعْدَwaʿda(the) Promise of Allah
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(the) Promise of Allah
حَقٌّۭḥaqqun(is) true
وَٱسْتَغْفِرْwa-is'taghfirAnd ask forgiveness
لِذَنۢبِكَlidhanbikafor your sin
وَسَبِّحْwasabbiḥand glorify
بِحَمْدِbiḥamdi(the) praise
رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
بِٱلْعَشِىِّbil-ʿashiyiin the evening
وَٱلْإِبْكَـٰرِwal-ib'kāriand the morning