Surah Ghafir (غافر) • The Forgiver

Quran 40:75

40:75

ذَٰلِكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَمْرَحُونَ

dhālikum bimā kuntum tafraḥūna fī l-arḍi bighayri l-ḥaqi wabimā kuntum tamraḥūna

[The angels will say], "That was because you used to exult upon the earth without right and you used to behave insolently.

— Saheeh International

all because on earth you revelled in untruth and ran wild.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

That was because you had been exulting in the earth without any right (by worshipping others instead of Allâh and by committing crimes), and that you used to rejoice extremely (in your error).

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

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Word by Word

ذَٰلِكُمdhālikumThat was
بِمَاbimābecause
كُنتُمْkuntumyou used to
تَفْرَحُونَtafraḥūnarejoice
فِىfīin
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
ٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqiright
وَبِمَاwabimāand because
كُنتُمْkuntumyou used to
تَمْرَحُونَtamraḥūnabe insolent